Jack loved to hunt. Every winter he went out with his friends on the weekends looking for
bear. One weekend, he couldn’t find a friend to go with, so he went out into the
woods himself.
In the middle of a forest, he was taking a break when suddenly he was confronted
by the largest, meanest looking bear he had ever seen. In his fear, all attempts
to shoot the bear were unsuccessful.
Finally, he turned and ran as fast as he could in a vain attempt to outrun the bear. Jack ran and ran and ran, until he ended up at the edge of a very steep cliff. His hopes were dim.
Seeing no way out of his predicament, and with the bear closing in rather
quickly, Jack got down on his knees, opened his arms, and exclaimed, “Dear Lord!
Please give this bear some *religion*!”
The skies darkened and there was lightning in the air. Just a few feet short of
Jack, the bear came to an abrupt stop, and glanced around, somewhat confused. He
seemed to have become very calm and friendly...
Suddenly, the bear looked up into the sky, put his paws together, bent his head and said, “Thank you, Lord, for the food I am about to receive.”
I will praise any man that will praise me. - William Shakespeare
So we get the chinks we will bear the stinks. - English Proverb
Desire of praise disposeth to laudable actions. - Thomas Hobbes
I'd rather write about polar bears than people. - Mary Oliver
Every survival kit should include a sense of humor. - Unknown
He who cannot bear misfortune is truly unfortunate. - Greek Proverb
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. - Francois de la Rochefoucauld
If you desire praise or esteem, endeavor to merit it. - Norman MacDonald
And if I please you so, my lover, remember praise is comely. - Countee Cullen
Nature Lover: A person who, when treed by a bear, enjoys the view - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
I was sleeping the other night, alone, thanks to the exterminator. - Emo Philips
Praise follows truth afar off, and only overtakes her at the grave. - James R Lowell
Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear. - Marcus Aurelius
The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul. - Victor Hugo
Endurance is not only to bear the hard thing but to turn it into glory. - Win Barclay
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. - Robert Ingersoll
Better to deserve praise without having it, than to have it without deserving it. - Ivan Panin
Philosophy may teach us to bear with equanimity the misfortunes of our neighbors. - Oscar Wilde
A bear can juggle and stand on a ball and he's talented, but he's not famous. - Kim Kardashian
I'm tired of praise; and love is very sweet, when it is simple and sincere like this. - Louisa May Alcott
Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe,
Are lost on hearers that our merits know. - Homer
We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun. - William Glasser
Five main components of worship: the Lord's Supper, teaching, prayer, praise, and giving. - Ravi Zacharias
A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows. - Doug Larson
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. - Aristotle
Praise is but virtue's shadow; who courts her,
Doth more the handmaid than the dame admire - Robert Heath
The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men. - Norman MacDonald
Put least trust in him who is foremost to praise you,
Nor judge of a road till it draw to the end. - John B O'Reilly
Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those that will never happen. - James Russell Lowell
Many commit the same crime with very different results. One bears a cross for his crime, the other a crown. - Juvenal
Drunk Man: "I can't bear fools."
Dorothy Parker: "Apparently your mother could." - Dorothy Parker
The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust. - Diogenes
We deem those happy who, from the experience of life, have learned to bear its ills, without being overcome by them. - Juvenal
Even if my strength should fail, my daring will win me praise: in might enterprises even the will to succeed is enough. - Propertius
Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. - I Thessalonians 5:16-18
When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me? - Bible
The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding. - Joseph Addison
Got no checkbooks, got no banks,
Still I'd like to express my thanks -
I got the sun in the mornin'
And the moon at night. - Irving Berlin
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light. - Albert Schweitzer
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Bear Print
Bear Protection
Canadian Food Chain
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Golf Gimme
Grizzly Bear Chair
I Found A Bear Cub!
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