All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can’t be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot.
HENRY WARD BEECHERChildren are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.
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The dog is the god of frolic.
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A man who cannot get angry is like a stream that cannot overflow, that is always turbid. Sometimes indignation is as good as a thunderstorm in summer, clearing and cooling the air.
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I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
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God sends experience to paint men’s portraits.
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The things that hurt us teach us.
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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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Involved sentences, crooked, circuitous, and parenthetical, no matter how musically they may be balanced, are prejudicial to a facile understanding of the truth.
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Happiness is not the end of life: character is.
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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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The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.
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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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True obedience is true freedom.
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The Bible is God’s chart for you to steer by, to keep you from the bottom of the sea, and to show you where the harbor is, and how to reach it without running on rocks or bars.
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Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
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