Pithy Prose for Politicians, Preachers, Professors, Pundits, and Public Speakers.
John 8:54 – Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’;
John 7:18 – “He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
Proverbs 27:2 – Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
“Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in knowing you have earned them.” Aristotle
“Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.” Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
“No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor.” Andrew Carnegie
“After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.” Cato the Elder (234-149 BC, AKA Marcus Porcius Cato)
“Honor is better than honors.” Flemish Proverb
“Visibility can be the easiest path to credibility.” MDH
“Don’t compromise yourself. It’s all you’ve got.” Janis Joplin
“We laugh at honor, and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.” C.S. Lewis
“His cardinal mistake is that he isolates himself and allows nobody to see him; and by which he does not know what is going on in the very matter he is dealing with.” Abraham Lincoln, 9 September 1861
To make judgements about great and high things, a soul of the same stature is needed; otherwise we ascribe them to that vice which is our own. Montaigne (1533-1592, French writer)
“Rather fail with honor than to succeed by fraud.” Sophocles
“It is better to deserve honors and not receive them than to receive them and not deserve them.” Mark Twain
