Henry Ward Beecher on betterment
Henry Ward Beecher170 quotes“That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.”
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Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Joy is more divine than sorrow, for joy is bread and sorrow is medicine.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher No man is more cheated than the selfish man.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The Bible is God’s chart for you to steer by, to keep you from the bottom of the sea, and to show you where the harbor is, and how to reach it without running on rocks or bars.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher A little library, growing every year, is an honorable part of a man’s history. It is a man’s duty to have books.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Repentance is another name for aspiration.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher In the family, happiness is in the ratio in which each is serving the others, seeking one another’s good, and bearing one another’s burdens.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The meanest thing in the world is the devil.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher A world without a Sabbath would be like a man without a smile, like summer without flowers, and like a homestead without a garden. It is the most joyous day of the week.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher True obedience is true freedom.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher
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Elezabeth SymondElezabeth Symond I heard many tongues in many languages saying that people cannot be Gods, and that’s a given. But what if people don’t know what was given to them?
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L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix Messed up people even see the beauty in all the shitty places.
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Dedicate the precious days of your lives to the betterment of the world
Baha'u'llahBaha'u'llah One fact stands out in bold relief in the history of man’s attempts for betterment. That is that when compulsion is used, only resentment is aroused, and the end is not gained. Only through moral suasion and appeal to man’s reason can a movement succeed.
Samuel GompersSamuel Gompers Early childhood education is the key to the betterment of society.
Maria MontessoriMaria Montessori I will never be satisfied. Life is one constant search for the betterment for me.
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