When a man says that he is perfect already, there is only one of two places for him, and that is heaven or the lunatic asylum.
HENRY WARD BEECHEROf all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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See to it that each hour’s feelings, and thoughts, and actions are pure and true; then will your life be such.
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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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The dog is the god of frolic.
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Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
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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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The most dangerous people are the ignorant.
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It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hard put more upon a man than he can bear. Worry is rust upon the blade. It is not the revolution that destroys the machinery, but the friction.
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True elegance becomes the more so as it approaches simplicity.
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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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Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.
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Spreading Christianity abroad is sometimes an excuse for not having it at home.
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It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
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The beginning is the promise of the end.
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We go to the grave of a friend saying, “A man is dead,” but angels throng about him saying, “A man is born.”
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Men’s best successes come after their disappointments.
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