The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.
HENRY WARD BEECHEROf all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
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No grace can save any man unless he helps himself.
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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
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It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible. Do not then be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.
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A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for Christ for the honest purpose of becoming better.
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Joy is more divine than sorrow, for joy is bread and sorrow is medicine.
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Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.
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Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
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The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance.
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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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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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I think you might dispense with half your doctors if you would only consult Dr. Sun more.
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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.
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Repentance is another name for aspiration.
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It is not when the cable lies coiled up on the deck that you know how strong or how weak it is; it is when it is put to the test.
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