Wit and Wisdom Zone
A Collection of Wit and Wisdom for the discerning mind and heart collected by Pastor Karl Bastian.
Every week, read a new encouraging verse from the Bible in our A Word from the Word Zone.
Explore a new related word each week as Pastor Karl encourages you in your ministry in our Encouraging Words Zone.
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Impossible
Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. - Francis of Assisi |
Leadership Wisdom | ||
Chop Chop
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. – Abraham Lincoln |
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Energy
It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan. – Eleanor Roosevelt |
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Live and Learn
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. - Mahatmas Gandhi |
Leadership Wisdom | ||
Psychiatrist
I told my psychiatrist that I've been hearing voices. He said, "Karl, you don't have a psychiatrist." |
Leadership Wit | ||
Someplace
“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” - Yogi Berra |
Leadership Wit | ||
Cats Claws
What’s the difference between a cat and a comma? A cat has claws at the end of its paws, and a comma is a pause at the end of a clause. |
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Majority
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain |
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Pause
Practice the pause. Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause and you'll avoid doing and saying things you'll later regret. - Lori Deschene |
Leadership Wisdom | ||
Wisdom
Knowledge comes from the study of cause and effect. Wisdom is the result of pause and reflect. - Karl Bastian |
Leadership Wit |