The Ultimate Self-help Book Quotes

“Mark out a straight path for your feet; then stick to the path and stay safe. 27 Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“Above all else, guard your heart, for it affects everything you do. 24 Avoid all perverse talk; stay far from corrupt speech. 25 Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you.”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“Commit your work to the Lord, and then your plans will succeed.” (Proverbs 16:3).”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“And don’t allow the fear of the unknown to paralyze you. I like the acrostic for “F.E.A.R.”—“False Evidence Appearing Real.”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“A person without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls.”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“Admit it—own up to the fact you have an undesirable habit. Tell the Lord about it (He already knows; it just helps you to open up about it). 2. Replace it—trade the bad behavior for something better. 3. Stick with it (the good one, that is)—be persistent and diligent! Every day brings you closer to forming your new habit. And when you force yourself to practice the new behavior (even though you don’t “feel” like it), it’s like adding one more strand; before long, you’ve got a rope.”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“A person without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls” (Proverbs 25:28).”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“Research in human behavior has concluded that the most effective way to get rid of a bad habit is NOT to attempt “to get rid of the habit,” but rather, “replace it with a good one.” Some call this the “Principle of Substitution.”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“33 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— 34 and poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“And don’t say, “Now I can pay them back for all their meanness to me! I’ll get even!”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“Solomon’s advice to us is to stop trying to solve our problems alone, but to seek God’s help and wisdom. He says, “If you find it, you will have a bright future, and your hopes will not be cut short” (Proverbs 24:14). Jesus tells us in the Gospel of John that we have the Holy Spirit, and we are never alone—EVER! (See John 14-16).”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“They may trip seven times, but each time they will rise again” (Proverbs 24:16).”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“If you are a big eater, put a knife to your throat,”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“Those who love pleasure become poor; wine and luxury are not the way to riches.”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“A simpleton can learn only by seeing mockers punished; a wise person learns from instruction.”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“Physical punishment cleanses away evil; such discipline purifies the heart.”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“Don’t say, “I will get even for this wrong.” Wait for the Lord to handle the matter.”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“Plans succeed through good counsel; don’t go to war without the advice of others.”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“If you are too lazy to plow in the right season, you will have no food at the harvest.”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“1. Have clear vision and direction 2. Focus and concentrate 3. Plan and organize 4. Be committed and persistent 5. Avoid distractions 6. Trust and obey God, and seek His guidance”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“32 It is better to be patient than powerful; it is better to have self-control than to conquer a city. 33 We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall.”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty!”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon

“1. You always reap what you sow. You can’t plant jalapeno peppers and then reap sweet potatoes. 2. You always reap more than you sow. The plant is always bigger than the seed. 3. You always reap after you sow. The harvest is simply a matter of T-I-M-E. In time, good will come to the godly, and evil to the wicked; sometimes quickly, but always afterwards.”
― Al Fike, WISE GUY: 31 Success Secrets of King Solomon