Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.
HENRY WARD BEECHERA man who does not know how to be angry, does not know how to be good. Now and then a man should be shaken to the core with indignation over things evil.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant.
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He that does not know how wisely to meddle with public affairs in preaching the gospel, does not know how to preach the gospel.
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The dog is the god of frolic.
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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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Happiness is not the end of life: character is.
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Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.
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A man in the right, with God on his side, is in the majority, though he be alone, for God is multitudinous above all populations of the earth.
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The best lessons a man ever learns are from his mistakes. It is not for want of schoolmasters that we are still ignorant.
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I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
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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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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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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
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“I can forgive, but I cannot forget,” is only another way of saying, “I will not forgive.”
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It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
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Everyone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.
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