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.”
The best way to get praise is to die. - Italian Proverb
A puff of wind and popular praise weigh the same. - English Proverb
Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival. - Aung San Suu Kyi
Thanks, Darth Obvious. Or is it Emperor Palpable? - Chuck Wendig
I'd rather write about polar bears than people. - Mary Oliver
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. - Francois de la Rochefoucauld
I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing. - Bette Midler
Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful. - Marguerite
It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them. - Jean Paul Richter
For all that has been - thanks.
For all that will be - yes. - Dag Hammarskjold
I was sleeping the other night, alone, thanks to the exterminator. - Emo Philips
Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise. - Mary Kay Ash
Praise follows truth afar off, and only overtakes her at the grave. - James R Lowell
Most people would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. - Norman Vincent Peale
Bulls and bears aren't responsible for as many stock losses as bum steers. - Olin Miller
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
To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable. - John Milton
Praise is the weapon God gives you to leverage the negative circumstances of your life. - David Evans
I'm tired of praise; and love is very sweet, when it is simple and sincere like this. - Louisa May Alcott
Let praise be given equally to women as well as men who have been distinguished in virtue. - Plato
We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun. - William Glasser
Most of us forget to take time for wonder, praise and gratitude until it is almost too late. - Faith Baldwin
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. - Aristotle
You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one. - John Wooden
I know no manner of speaking so offensive as that of giving praise, and closing it with an exception. - Richard Steele
The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men. - Norman MacDonald
Your majesty, I thank you from the bottom of my heart, and Madame Houde thanks you from her bottom too. - Camillein Houde
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
We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth. - Virginia Satir
Many commit the same crime with very different results. One bears a cross for his crime, the other a crown. - Juvenal
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
So long as men praise you, you can only be sure that you are not yet on your own true path but on someone else's. - Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
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
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art. It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival. - C S Lewis
Join voices, all ye living souls: ye birds,
That singing up to heaven-gate ascend,
Bear on your wings and in your notes his praise. - John Milton
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
see also Bear & Safety Sections
Bear Pinata
Bear Print
Bear Protection
Canadian Food Chain
Canadian High Five
Golf Gimme
Grizzly Bear Chair
I Found A Bear Cub!
Russian Car Pool
Salmon Fight
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