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Have you heard a Pearl of Wisdom lately worth crowing about? |
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Submit your own "Pearl " and have it read on the air by the WSVA Early Morning Crew. |
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Pearls of Wisdom
submitted by our listeners| "When your ship comes
in, let others aboard." Carol Smith, Keezletown |
" Hey! Even if you win
the rat race - you're still a rat." Rich Astarb, Briery Branch |
| "The world has too many
cranks - and not enough self-starters." Louie Will, New Market |
"Race horse: an animal
that can take several thousand people for a ride at the same time." June Depoy, Broadway |
| "If in doubt - DON'T!" Ginger Greene, Weyers Cave |
"If it's worth doing,
do it right the first time or don't do it at all." Marion Newkirk, Harrisonburg |
| "If you marry for
money, you'll earn every penny." Alice Wenger, New Hope |
"Green tomatoes get
ripe. Ripe tomatoes get rotten." Hugh Landes, Bridgewater |
| "The best intended
advice can be lost forever in our deeds." Raymond Daugherty, Mathias, WV |
"There's a difference
between good sound reasons and reasons that sound good." Jim Bishop, Harrisonburg |
| "He who walks
by the yard, but tries by the inch, shall be kicked by the foot."
Richard Carnutte, McGayheysville |
"I want my
kids to have all the things I couldn't afford. And then I want to move in
with them."
Virginia Ritchie, Linville |
| "Middle age
is the awkward period when Father Time starts to catch up with Mother
Nature."
Gary Truslow, Ft. Defiance |
"Never judge
a day by it's weather."
Mavis Wilcox, Harriosnburg |
| "Families are
like fudge . . . mostly sweet, with a few nuts."
Diana Chandler, Port Republic |
"Everything
we say should be truth, but not everything that is true must be
said."
Tim Byrd, Crimora |
| "Too much
analysis . . . . can cause paralysis."
Mike White, Harrisonburg |
"Nothing
cleans the house . . . like when company's coming."
Carroll Keller, Bergton |
| "To have a
good neighbor, you need to be a good neighbor."
Luther Cash, Montebello |
"A fish
wouldn't get caught . . . if he'd just keep his mouth shut."
Rev. Eicky Woodson, Swoope |
| "Nothing is
worth more than this day."
Don Myers, McGayheysville |
"A true
friend knows who you are . . . but likes you anyway."
Pam Miller, Pleasant Valley |
| "Be patient
with the faults of others. They have to be patient with yours."
Debbie Daily, Harrisonburg |
"If you
always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you always
got."
Becky Teerlink, Waynesboro |
| "Those who
worship change simply don't understand tradition."
Joan Byrd, Harrisonburg |
"You must
stand for something, or you'll fall for anything."
Joanne Leiter, Grottoes |
| "A tattoo is
a permanent reminder of a temporary passion."
Bus Weller, Staunton |
"Don’t be mad
or sad. Just be happy."
4 year-old Matthew Good, Elkton |
| "Don’t ever
argue with a fool. When you argue with a fool, there’s two fools
arguing."
Mrs. Virginia Rothgeb, Shenandoah |
"The full use
of today is the best preparation for tomorrow."
R. Garland Simmers, Harrisonburg |
| "People will
quickly forget how fast you did a job; They will remember longer how well
you did it."
Stacy B. Wheelbarger, Dayton |
"Religion is
like money; people seem to argue over the denominations."
Raymond Brunk, Dayton |
| "Don’t ask
anyone to do a job which you are not willing to at least try
yourself."
Raymond Daugherty, Mathias, WV |
"Be thrilled
when the job is hard. Not everyone can do it."
Sign in the workshop of the Fort Defiance HS chapter of FFA |
| "The best way
to hurry up . . . is to slow down."
Ray Glick, McGaheysville |
"Gossip is
like butter - easy to spread, but near impossible to remove."
Jerri Motsinger, Mt. Crawford |
| "Reach for
the moon. If you fall short, you just may land on a star."
Violet Myers, Timberville |
"Gardeners
believe in luck . . . the harder they work, the luckier they get."
Meredith Yeago, Waynesboro |
| "A true
friend is not only someone who knows the song in your heart, but can sing
it back to you when you’ve forgotten the words."
Jim Bishop, Harrisonburg |
"Life is
uncertain. Have dessert first."
Sandy Martin, Mt. Crawford |
| "When you
come to a fork in the road, pick just one road."
Joe Rudmin, Harrisonburg |
"Bloom where
you are planted."
Bettie Powell, Waynesboro |
| "It's a
thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have
education without common sense."
Carolyn Price, Bridgewater |
"A man who
can read and doesn't is no better off than a man who can't."
Richard Bailey, Elkton |
| "The object
of teaching a child is to enable the child to get along without the
teacher."
Ron Strickler, Mt. Sidney |
"He who
indulges . . . bulges."
Joel Covington, Fishersville |
| "If you're
looking for a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm."
Wilhelmina Gaddy, Staunton |
"Isn't it
wonderful that we only wither on the outside."
Catherine Olinger, Quicksburg |
| "My father
told me when I was small not to starve the farm, or when I got old, it
would starve me."
Ray Eagle, Doe Hill |
If you think
what you did yesterday was so great, then you haven't done too much
today."
Ken Schuler, Linville |
| "Make it do,
Wear it out, Use it up, or do without."
Norma Heath, Harrisonburg |
"Remember
that whoever gossips to you, will gossip about you."
JoDee Lambert, Harrisonburg |
| "Think great
thoughts . . . but don’t forget to appreciate the small things."
Mary Altizer, Fishersville |
"It’s better
to have it and not need it, than to need it . . . and not have it."
Donald Roby, Swoope |
| "It’s always
better to feed an animal you can’t touch . . . than it is to touch an
animal you can’t feed."
Cameron Nickels, Harrisonburg |
"Every dog
has his day. And a good dog just might have two days."
Fred Shira, Parnassus |
| "I’d rather
apologize for not meeting a standard . . . than for not having
one."
Clara Sinz-Kern, Harrisonburg |
"It’s better
to light one candle, than to curse the darkness."
Bill Penney, Waynesboro |
| "Worry is
like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you
anywhere."
Ann Shifflett, Elkton |
"Before you
sign a contract: be aware that the big print giveth . . . and the small
print taketh away."
Donna Brand, Weyers Cave |
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