What makes saintliness in my view, as distinguished from ordinary goodness, is a certain quality of magnanimity and greatness of soul that brings life within the circle of the heroic.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEI am one of the sort that lives by throwing stones at other people’s glass houses, but I never mean to put up one for them to stone.
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All men are free and equal in the grave, if it comes to that.
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People who hate trouble generally get a good deal of it.
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So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn’t somebody wake up to the beauty of old women.
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The truth is the kindest thing we can give folks in the end.
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In the gates of eternity the black hand and the white hand hold each other with equal clasp.
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The longest way must have its close – the gloomiest night will wear on to a morning.
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My vocation to preach on paper.
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If you were not already my dearly loved husband I should certainly fall in love with you.
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O, what an untold world there is in one human heart!
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There are griefs which grow with years.
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I make no manner of doubt that you threw a very diamond of truth at me, though you see it hit me so directly in the face that it wasn’t exactly appreciated, at first.
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Praise is sunshine; it warms, it inspires, it promotes growth; blame and rebuke are rain and hail; they beat down and bedraggle, even though they may at times be necessary.
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Scenes of blood and cruelty are shocking to our ear and heart. What man has nerve to do, man has not nerve to hear.
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Half the misery in the world comes of want of courage to speak and to hear the truth plainly and in a spirit of love.
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The Negro is an exotic of the most gorgeous and superb countries of the world, and he has deep in his heart a passion for all that is splendid, rich and fanciful.
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No ornament of a house can compare with books; they are constant company in a room, even when you are not reading them.
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Let us never doubt everything that ought to happen is going to happen.
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The greater the interest involved in a truth the more careful, self-distrustful, and patient should be the inquiry.
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Intemperance in eating is one of the most fruitful of all causes of disease and death.
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Money is a great help everywhere; – can’t have too much, if you get it honestly.
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There are two classes of human beings in this world: one class seem made to give love, and the other to take it.
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He who has nothing to lose can afford all risks.
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Any mind that is capable of real sorrow is capable of good.
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The obstinacy of cleverness and reason is nothing to the obstinacy of folly and inanity.
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Eyes that have never wept cannot comprehend sorrow.
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If I am to write, I must have a room to myself, which shall be my room.
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