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Two Ears, One Mouth

Have you ever wondered why God gave us two ears but only one mouth?

Keep Your Mouth Shut

"It's better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're ignorant, than to open it and remove all doubt."

How Gossip Starts

"Truth has to change hands only a few times to become fiction." (Dawson County Advertizer)To illustrate how gossip changes the truth, sit in a large circle, and have one person begin with rather detailed story. That person whispers it to the next, and the next to the next. By the end of the line, let the first person tell the original story, and the last person the resulting story. ? Copyright 2002 Steve Miller - All Rights Reserved

Which Tire Was Flat?

Four high shool boys decided to skip their morning classes and go have some fun instead. After lunch they checked into school, reporting to their teacher that a flat tire had held them up all morning. They were relieved when their teacher smiled and said, "Well, you missed a test this morning, so take your seats apart from one another and get out your notebooks." After settling into their chairs, she said, "Now for the first question: which tire was flat?" (From Foster Quinn)

The Power of Words

THE POWER OF THE TONGUE A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, when two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all of their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, "Didn?t you hear us?" The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time. This story teaches three lessons: 1. The things that we see as weaknesses God often sees as strengths. This poor frog had lived his life deaf. But in the end, this weakness turned out to be a life-saving asset. 2. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day. 3. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them. Speak life to those who cross your path.

Think Before We Speak

We need to learn to think before we speak. As one thief said, as he was defending himself in court, "Did you get a good look at my face when I took your purse?"

Thief Should Have Thought

We need to learn to think before we speak. As one thief said, as he was defending himself in court, "Did you get a good look at my face when I took your purse?"

Conversation as a Vocal Competition

Conversation, n.: A vocal competition in which the one who is catching his breath is called the listener. -- Not Your Average Dictionary

On Men and Fish

Men are like fish. They both get in trouble when they open their mouth. -- Steve Sjogren

Slaying People With Your Jawbone

Samson slew 1,000 Philistines with the jawbone of an ass. I have destroyed as many relationships with the same weapon...? -- Tim Shehan

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