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Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.

Henry Ward Beecher

To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Man Nature Necessary Practice Profession Study Success
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.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Bone Defeat Man Muscle Reason
Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Beat Heart Heaven Love Music Reach
To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.
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Oneself Secret
It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
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Choice Government Man
It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war, it is excitement.
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Cruelty Excitement Love Man War
If you want your neighbor to know what Christ will do for him, let the neighbor see what Christ has done for you.
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Neighbor See Yourself
The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
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Government World Worst
No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy the sunlight today, mix good cheer with friends today, enjoy it and bless God for it. Do not look back on happiness — or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it.
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Cheating Day Eat Enjoyment Friendship Future Happiness Yourself
That was a judicious mother who said, “I obey my children for the first year of their lives, but ever after I expect them to obey me.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Children Expectation Live Mom Myself Obedience
Intelligence increases mere physical ability one half. The use of the head abridges the labor of the hands.
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Ability Hands Head Intelligence Labor
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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Anxiety Choice Faith Future Handle Hold
It will not do to be saints at meeting and sinners everywhere else.
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Character Nature Saint Sin
The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.
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Children Heart Mom Room School
Spreading Christianity abroad is sometimes an excuse for not having it at home.
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Excuse Home Religion Spread
Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.
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Foundation Man Moral Remember Young

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