Little Gems of Wisdom: Advice from Grandpa

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Xulon Press, 2000 - 308 pages
A sterling collection of quotes, epigrams, adages, proverbs, and aphorisms to motivate your spirit and strengthen your character! Whether you're looking for inspiration and motivation, or searching for new speaking material, Little Gems of Wisdom has got what you need. Arranged topically, these 1,851 quotes are easy to reference. Book jacket.

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Contents

Accomplishment Action Advice
1
Age
5
Aim
6
Ambition
9
America
10
Anger
14
Arguments
17
Attitude
18
Fame
98
Family
99
Fear
101
Flattery
102
Fools
103
Fortune
105
Friends
106
Future
107

Authority
20
Beauty
21
Behavior
22
Belief
23
Blessing
25
Boasting
27
Boldness
28
Books
29
Business
30
Capitalism
32
Caution
33
Challenge
34
Change
35
Character
36
Cheerfulness
39
Children
40
Civilization
43
Compassion
45
Conceit
46
Confidence
48
Conscience
49
Contempt
51
Contentment
52
Conversation
54
Conviction
55
Cooperation
56
Courage
57
Courtesy
59
Criticism
60
Culture
61
Curiosity
62
Debts
63
Deeds
64
Democracy
66
Desire
67
Devil
68
Dictators
69
Difficulties
70
Diplomacy
73
Discipline
74
Discretion
75
Doubts
76
Duty
77
Economy
79
Education
80
Efficiency
82
Enemies
83
Energy
84
Enthusiasm
85
Evil
86
Excellence 8
88
Experience
91
Facts
92
Failure
93
Faith
96
Generosity
108
God
110
Gossip
113
Grace
117
Greatness
118
Grief
120
Happiness
122
Hate
127
Health
128
Help
129
History
131
Honesty
132
Honor
134
Hope
135
Humility
136
Ideas
137
Idleness
138
Ignorance
140
Industry
141
Integrity
147
Judgement
149
Justice
150
Kindness
151
Knowledge
153
Laziness
156
Leadership
157
Learning
159
Leisure
162
Lies
165
Life
166
Light
170
Love
171
Loyalty
173
Luck
174
Man
176
Marriage
178
Maturity
180
Minds
181
Mistakes
184
Money
185
Mothers
187
Motives
188
Opinions
189
Opportunity
191
Patience
194
Peace
196
People
197
Perseverance
198
Perspective
202
Philosophy
205
Pleasure
206
Popularity
207
Ingenuity 147
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