A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.
HENRY WARD BEECHERIntelligence increases mere physical ability one half. The use of the head abridges the labor of the hands.
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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The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man, and never fails to see a bad one. He is the human owl, vigilant in darkness and blind to light, mousing for vermin, and never seeing noble game.
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Beauty may be said to be God’s trademark in creation.
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The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
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It will not do to be saints at meeting and sinners everywhere else.
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Your greatest pleasure is that which rebounds from hearts that you have made glad.
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There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
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It is not what we read, but what we remember, that makes us learned. It is not what we intend, but what we do that makes us useful. It is not a few faint wishes, but a life long struggle, that makes us valiant.
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I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
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There are more quarrels smothered by just shutting your mouth, and holding it shut, than by all the wisdom in the world.
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Faith is spiritualized imagination.
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We let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.
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Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.
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A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
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Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.
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