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The pains of regret is much more than that of discipline. Discipline makes one better, but regret makes bitter. One who hates and absconds from discipline has never escaped it, he has only postponed his time of pains with an increased degree of its lashes. Wise men love discipline, and they know that the best time to respond to it is in the days of their youth. #WisdomDose

If only you won't compromise at all, those who hated and forsook you for choosing to do what is right will some time later return to acknowledge and commend your courage, and even celebrate your results. One of the most painful regrets an individual can suffer is that which emanates from doing what is wrong due to the fear of what people would say.

Don't live to please men, it's unachievable. There is nothing you can do to satisfy anyone who does not love you. To such people, your sincere best efforts and commitments will always be like pieces of trash.

Gossips are often insecure and unnecessarily very suspicious, mostly when they see two or more people talking lowly. This may be because they do similar, thus are pricked by conscience. To the impure, nothing is pure. #WisdomDose

To arrest the conscience of people who backbite or gossip you, neither be confrontational nor plot any revenge strategies, rather, be calm and quiet, express lovely virtues and gestures like you never knew about their bad secret acts. Eventually, such people will either shy away from you, or find indirect ways to apologize or seek your favour due to conscience volcano occasioned by a sense of guilt. Never be too bothered about gossips or backbiters, but be sure that you are not one either. #WisdomDose:

Never hide the truth, never deny righteousness. You might lose some people in the process but you will have the crown of life in heaven instead, with some stars added. Better to stand with God than the majority of men. Jesus is the truth, Jesus is righteousness! #WisdomDose: 

Faith and obedience go together. It takes faith to obey God completely. Men of faith are great people. One of the most beautiful periods of their lives is when nobody believes in them because they tend to follow God and therefore do illogical things. At some points, only them sees and understands the picture God is showing, thus singularly knows the 'why' for doing 'what.' They may be lonely at periods like this, but it turns out beneficial for them because they can focus on God to build depth and strength.

Some people want to become honourably golden but do not want to be refined and purified. No! It doesn't work like that. Just as gold has to pass through the furnace to become a precious commodity, it

Ignore your distractions and you will make an appreciable progress. Focus is required to achieve great things. Distractions are those variables that makes one look sideways and backwards frequently when one ought to face and move forward.

We must be wary of "....will do it just this one time" mindset. The first attempt might be all that the devil needs to hit a finishing stroke. Sin is not a toy! Samson had his hair cut only once (the first and last time ever), and that marked his end, just as Adam ate the fruit only once to a lifetime woe.

Occasionally, some things that attracts one may actually be to distract and destroy. Such things may not be bad in their selves (as they were), but just that they may not be godly for one in the form(s) they call for attention. It's not all you feel to do or posses that you have to; it may be a bait for destruction. Don't forget, there exists in life, traps in disguise.

People who often blame others for their mistakes or incompetence lack personal integrity, and thus are unreliable. Addiction to giving excuses is a sign of irresponsibility. It is rare to find people with this act teachable, and this limits them from being the best they can be. Responsible people are not perpetual excuse orators. Integrity involves taking responsibilities for personal inadequacies. This is a resolve! #WisdomDose

It is not kind, of one to hurt another in an attempt to defend personal interest(s). That's not love, but rather a trait of selfishness. Don't demolish another to construct yourself. Loving a neighbour as oneself makes life beautiful. Love is considerate! #WisdomDose

It is good to always speak the truth, but it must be delivered politely, else it will lose its power to affect people. Wise men are not rude. Rudeness is not tantamount to courage.  #WisdomDose

It does not require having much to be a giver, what matters first is 'willingness,' not the 'quantity' one has. No matter how little you possess, there is still a portion you can share with the needy. A "widow's mite" means a lot. Love gives! "Givers never lack." #WisdomDose

An insistent attempt to fathom God is self exposure to contracting an irreparable brain crash tantamount to an incurable lifetime madness. Why? The human mind is just too small to contain God or reason Him out. It is only wise for us to believe God for whom He says He is and adore the glimpse of Himself He chooses to reveal to us in various forms per time. #WisdomDose

There is no point in wanting to prove yourself to people or convince them to like you. Just genuinely have a great vision (worth living for), develop quality values and virtues; then stay calm and focused on your pursuit, time will define and publicize your worth as a gem of influence when your vision becomes actualized. Even if/when no one believes in you, believe in yourself. #WisdomDose

An argumentative attitude is not a virtue; it neither imparts others nor adds any value to one. Rather, it depletes personal dignity and respect. Instead of arguing issues, simply make your point(s) with honest definiteness and allow the process of time to prove its worthiness.  #WisdomDose

It is good to always speak the truth, but it must be delivered politely, else it will lose its power to affect people. Wise men are not rude. Rudeness is not tantamount to courage. #WisdomDose

If a man's attitude repels people, sweet-talks can not endear them back, it is the attitude that must be checked and corrected (if need be). Bad attitude can repel good people, just as good attitude may put off bad people. Attitude is an imagery of an individual's personality. #WisdomDose