Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.
HENRY WARD BEECHERHe is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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We are but a point, a single comma, and God is the literature of eternity.
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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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Walking humbly, you are more of a man than you were when you walked proudly.
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Laws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time.
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Faith is spiritualized imagination.
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The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.
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Death is the Christian’s vacation morning. School is out. It is time to go home.
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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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When a man sells eleven ounces for twelve, he makes a compact with the devil, and sells himself for the value of an ounce.
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All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can’t be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot.
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A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.
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Nothing dies so hard, or rallies so often as intolerance.
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True obedience is true freedom.
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It will not do to be saints at meeting and sinners everywhere else.
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God sends experience to paint men’s portraits.
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