{"id":1565,"date":"2025-10-03T10:38:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/reliabletruth\/2025\/10\/nuggets-of-wisdom-fall-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T10:38:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:38:52","slug":"nuggets-of-wisdom-fall-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/reliabletruth\/2025\/10\/nuggets-of-wisdom-fall-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuggets of Wisdom \u2013 Fall 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Every quarter I like to share quotes that I have encountered in my reading and research that have been meaningful to me. I call them\u00a0<\/em>\u201cNuggets of Wisdom.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe crowning grace of old age is influence.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2014CICERO, Roman statesman<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s natural to be very aware of the sin of others, yet blind to your own.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2014PAUL DAVID TRIPP, Pastor and author<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cOne of the greatest problems in human life is to have giftedness without sufficient character to bear it.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2014DALLAS WILLARD, Philosopher and author<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/em>Beware of giving up too soon. Our emotions are not reliable guides.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00ad\u2014JOHN PIPER, Theologian<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cYou can\u2019t call yourself a leader if no one grows when you are around.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2014JOHNNY C. TAYLOR, CEO of SHRM<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ll tell you one thing, when Jesus opens your eyes, and you finally realize who you are and who He is, it\u2019s a whole different world.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2014ALICE COOPER, Rock star<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cSin is a matter of the heart before it is ever an issue of our behavior.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2014PAUL DAVID TRIPP, Pastor and Author<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cChampions step up \u2013 others pray for volunteers.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2014AUTHOR UNKNOWN<\/p>\n

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\u201cChristianity is true, because it can account not only for itself but also for the rest of what we call reality.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2014C.S. LEWIS, Author<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cMake wisdom your provision for the journey from youth to old age, for it is a more certain support than all other possessions.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2014BIAS OF PRIENE, Greek poet, philosopher and statesman<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cGuard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2014RALPH WALDO EMERSON, Poet and philosopher<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe character and career of a young person depends on how he or she spends spare time.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2014OSWALD SANDERS, Author<\/a><\/p>\n

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Richard\u00a0E Simmons III<\/a>\u00a0is the founder and Executive Director of\u00a0The Center for Executive Leadership<\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0best-selling author<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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