Worldwide Laws Of Life

200 Eternal Spiritual Principles

John Marks Templeton

• Publisher: Templeton Press
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN: 9781890151157
• eBook ISBN: 9781599473987
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Personal Success

Worldwide Laws of Life is full of wisdom drawn from the major sacred Scriptures of the world and various schools of philosophical thought, as well as from scientists, artists, historians, and others. Its aim is to assist people of all ages to learn more about the universal truths of life that transcend modern times or particular cultures.

This treasury of practical morality, personal inspiration, and daily guidance is perfect for people of all persuasions. The organization facilitates group or personal study and spiritual development.

 

Contents

Introduction

WEEK ONE

1 When you rule your mind, you rule your world—Bill Provost

2 Where there is no vision, the people perish—Proverbs 29:18

3 Love has the patience to endure the fault we cannot cure—J. Jelinek

4 There are more possibilities in the universe than one can imagine—Anonymous

5 As you give, so shall you receive—The Golden Rule (Matthew 7:12 and Luke 6:31)

WEEK TWO

1 Your life becomes what you think—Marcus Aurelius

2 Love given is love received—John M. Templeton

3 To be forgiven, one must first forgive—John M. Templeton

4 An attitude of gratitude creates blessings—John M. Templeton

5 You fear what you do not understand—Anonymous

WEEK THREE

1 Nothing can bring you peace but yourself—Ralph Waldo Emerson

2 Listen to learn—Alcoholics Anonymous

3 Wisdom is born of mistakes; confront error and learn—J. Jelinek

4 Humility leads to prayer as well as progress and brings you in tune with the Infinite—John M. Templeton

5 Failing to plan is planning to fail—Ben Franklin

WEEK FOUR

1 Beautiful thoughts build a beautiful soul—John M. Templeton

2 Progress depends on diligence and perseverance—John M. Templeton

3 Love thy neighbor as thyself—Matthew 19:19

4 To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it—Confucius

5 Enthusiasm facilitates achievement—John M. Templeton

WEEK FIVE

1 By giving you grow—John M. Templeton

2 Lost time is never found again—Ben Franklin

3 The family that prays together stays together—Common Saying

4 If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again—William Edward Hickson

5 It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness—Motto of the Christophers

WEEK SIX

1 It is better to love than be loved—St. Francis

2 Thanksgiving leads to having more to give thanks for—John M. Templeton

3 You cannot be lonely if you help the lonely—John M. Templeton

4 You are sought after if you reflect love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control—John M. Templeton

5 A smile breeds a smile—Ted Engstrom

WEEK SEVEN

1 Great heroes are humble—John M. Templeton

2 Agape given grows; agape hoarded dwindles—John M. Templeton

3 A measure of mental health is the disposition to find good everywhere—John M. Templeton

4 What the mind can conceive, it may achieve—Anonymous

5 By prayer you receive spiritual energy—John M. Templeton

WEEK EIGHT

1 What appears to us as the impossible may be simply the untried—Seyyed Hossein Nasr

2 I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him—Booker T. Washington

3 Real success means not to remain satisfied with any limited goal—Seyyed Hossein Nasr

4 Enthusiasm is contagious—John M. Templeton

5 Small attempts repeated will complete any undertaking—Og Mandino

WEEK NINE

1 Defeat isn’t bitter if you don’t swallow it—Ted Engstrom

2 The unexamined life is not worth living—Socrates

3 You are only as good as your word—John M. Templeton

4 Tithing often brings prosperity and honor—John M. Templeton

5 Self control wins the race—Anonymous

WEEK TEN

1 Freedom is a fact of life—Anonymous

2 By asserting our will, many a closed door will open before us—Seyyed Hossein Nasr

3 Count your blessings and you will have an attitude of gratitude—John M. Templeton

4 We learn more by welcoming criticism than by rendering judgment—J. Jelinek

5 Ask not what you can expect from life; ask what life expects from you —Viktor Frankel

WEEK ELEVEN

1 You find what you look for: good or evil, problems or solutions—John M. Templeton

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• Week One
• Week Two
• Week Three
• Week Four
• Week Five
• Week Six
• Week Seven
• Week Eight
• Week Nine
• Week Ten
• Week Eleven
• Week Twelve
• Week Thirteen
• Week Fourteen
• Week Fifteen
• Week Sixteen
• Week Seventeen
• Week Eighteen
• Week Nineteen
• Week Twenty
• Week Twenty-One
• Week Twenty-Two
• Week Twenty-Three
• Week Twenty-Four
• Week Twenty-Five
• Week Twenty-Six
• Week Twenty-Seven
• Week Twenty-Eight
• Week Twenty-Nine
• Week Thirty
• Week Thirty-One
• Week Thirty-Two
• Week Thirty-Three
• Week Thirty-Four
• Week Thirty-Five
• Week Thirty-Six
• Week Thirty-Seven
• Week Thirty-Eight
• Week Thirty-Nine
• Week Forty
• Bibliography