The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
HENRY WARD BEECHERAre they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead that yet act? Are they dead that yet move upon society and inspire the people with nobler motives and more heroic patriotism?
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.
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Spreading Christianity abroad is sometimes an excuse for not having it at home.
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Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles.
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The most dangerous people are the ignorant.
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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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That was a judicious mother who said, “I obey my children for the first year of their lives, but ever after I expect them to obey me.
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People may talk about the equality of the sexes! They are not equal. The silent smile of a sensible, loving woman will vanquish ten men.
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A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road.
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Blessed are they who know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.
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The cynic puts all human actions into two classes – openly bad and secretly bad.
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Faith is spiritualized imagination.
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The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
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To the great tree-loving fraternity we belong. We love trees with universal and unfeigned love, and all things that do grow under them or around them – the whole leaf and root tribe.
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That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.
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Repentance is another name for aspiration.
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