FORBIDDEN FRUIT
Compiled by Flo Deems
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Some of us will remember all those roadside signs, such as the Burma Shave ads, we used to look forward to discovering and reading when as children we traveled with our parents in the days before the sanitized interstate super highways. Mary Katherine and David Compton collected some different sayings they found on church roadside signs. From: "Forbidden Fruit Creates Many Jams: roadside church signs across America" by the Comptons, here are some of my favorites.
Forgive your enemies--nothing annoys them more.
When you meet temptation, turn to the right.
Setbacks pave the way for comebacks.
Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.
We become like what we worship.
Don't give up--Moses was a basket case, too.
Words can't break bones, but they can break hearts.
By perseverance even the snail reached the ark.
Sin has no minimum wage.
Dark days are the stepping stones on the path of light.
Lord, help me be the person my dog thinks I am.
Count your blessings, not your problems.
Average is as close to the bottom as it is to the top.
Life doesn't have any makeup tests.
If you can't see the bright side, polish the dull side.
A backbone is better than a wishbone.
Experts made the Titanic. Amateurs made the ark.
There is no right way to do a wrong thing.
Will you be one of the grateful dead, or regretful dead?
A mind in the gutter is a life down the drain.
The wages of sin have never been reduced.
Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it.
In case of nuclear attack, the ban on praying in school is lifted.
If you won't climb the mountain, you can't see the view.
Failure isn't falling down, it's staying down.
Making a living is not the same as making a life.
A clean conscious makes a soft pillow.
A temper displayed in public is indecent exposure.
Pick your friends--but not to pieces.
Be thankful for your dirty dishes. At least you have food.
Who lit the fuse for the Big Bang?
The worst prison is a closed heart.
He who is green with envy is ripe for trouble.
The tongue weighs practically nothing, but few can hold it.
If you don't avoid the bait, you'll end up on the hook.
Prepare and prevent rather than repair and repent.
The best things in life aren't things.
Men: Hold your wife and kids, not the remote.
Beware of the high cost of low living.
Aspire to inspire before you expire.
Does your life shed light or cast shadows?
People who fight fire with fire end up as ashes.
Children need models, not critics.
Don't have anything to be thankful for? Check your pulse.
When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.
God: Keep using my name in vain, I'll make rush hour longer.
Sour grapes make lousy wine.
Money is a great servant, but a terrible master.
An upright man is never a downright failure.
If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for something.
Life is a measure to be filled, not a cup to be drained.
Be nice to your kids. They'll be choosing your nursing home.
Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it.
We stand tallest when we stoop to help others.
Little sins add up to big trouble.
Be too blessed to be depressed.
People we like the least need our love the most.
Worry is the darkroom in which negatives are developed.
A world of love makes a world of difference.
Happiness without reason is the ultimate freedom.
Thanksgiving is good, but thanks-living is better.
Having a sharp tongue may cut your throat.
Kind words make good echoes.
To know the strength of the anchor, you need to feel the storm.
As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in public schools.
Pride puffs you up. Love lifts you up.
Don't look at the world through woe-colored glasses.
Faults are thick where love is thin.
The best way to have the last word is to apologize.
Forbidden fruit may taste sweeter, but spoils faster.
The best antique is an old friend.
Character is doing what's right when no one is looking. |