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A talent is formed in stillness, a character in the world's torrent.

At a party, a woman walked up to Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States, and said, "My husband bet me I couldn't get three words out of you."Coolidge replied, "You lose.".

A teacher asked her students if they could use the words 'defeat, defense, and detail' in a sentence. Little Johnny was a smartly, so he answered with, " De feet of de dog went over de fence before de tail.".

A teacher observed a boy entering the classroom with dirty hands. She stopped him and said, "Johnny, please wash your hands. My goodness, what would you say if I came into the room with hands like that?" With a smile the boy replied, "I think I'd be too polite to mention it.".

A tear shed can say more than a hundred words spoken.

Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

A three year old put his shoes on by himself. His mother noticed the left was on the right foot. She said: "Son, your shoes are on the wrong feet."He looked up at her with a raised brow and said:"Don't kid me, Mom. I know they're my feet.".

A tree never hits an automobile except in self-defense.

A true friend walks in when the world walks out.

A truth spoken before its time is dangerous.

At Sunday school, the teacher asked Little Johnny, "Do you know where little boys and girls go when they do bad things?" "Sure," Little Johnny replied. "They go out in back of the church yard.".

At Sunday School they were teaching how God created everything, including human beings. Little Johnny seemed especially intent when they told him how Eve was created out of one of Adam's ribs. Later in the week his mother noticed him lying down as though he were ill, and said, Johnny what is the matter? Little Johnny responded, "I have a pain in my side. I think I'm going to have a wife.".

Attend Church weekly NOT weakly.

At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What is hell? Come early and listen to our choir practice.

Attitude might not catch fish, but it helps when you don't.

Attitude must be an art because it draws, and not a science because it can't be measured.

A twofold national problem is how to preserve the wilderness in the country and get rid of the jungle in the cities.

At work, the authority of a person is inversely proportional to the number of pens that person is carrying.

"Automatic" simply means that you can't repair it yourself.

Autopsy is a dying practice.