No emotion, any more than a wave, can long retain its own individual form.
HENRY WARD BEECHERI never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings, and strictly honest who complained of bad luck.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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The blossom cannot tell what becomes of its odor, and no person can tell what becomes of his or her influence and example.
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Home should be the center of joy, equatorial and tropical.
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Home should be an oratorio of the memory, singing to all our after life melodies and harmonies of old-remembered joy.
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Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
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If you want your neighbor to know what Christ will do for him, let the neighbor see what Christ has done for you.
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We are but a point, a single comma, and God is the literature of eternity.
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Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.
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We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.
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There is no man that lives who does not need to be drilled, disciplined, and developed into something higher and nobler and better than he is by nature. Life is one prolonged birth.
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No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it.
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No grace can save any man unless he helps himself.
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The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
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Blessed are they who know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.
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It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war, it is excitement.
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The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
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