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In the family, happiness is in the ratio in which each is serving the others, seeking one another’s good, and bearing one another’s burdens.

Henry Ward Beecher

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.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Cheating Day Eat Enjoyment Friendship Future Happiness Yourself
The sphere that is deepest, most unexplored, and most unfathomable, the wonder and glory of God’s thought and hand, is our own soul!
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Deep Exploration Ourselves Soul Thinking Wonderful
Christianity is simply the ideal form of manhood represented to us by Jesus Christ.
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Form God Ideal Man Representation Simplicity
We let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.
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Blessing Call Curse Name
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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Angry Dignity Man Storm Stream Summer
Interest works night and day in fair weather and in foul. It gnaws at a man’s substance with invisible teeth.
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Day Interest Man Night Substance Teeth
The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
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Excuse Himself Man Reality
God sends experience to paint men’s portraits.
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Library Man Paint Portrait
In the family, happiness is in the ratio in which each is serving the others, seeking one another’s good, and bearing one another’s burdens.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Burden Family Goodness Happiness Ratio Seek
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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Difference Oneself Perseverance Strong Willing
Sorrow makes men sincere.
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Man Sincere Sorrow
“I can forgive, but I cannot forget,” is only another way of saying, “I will not forgive.”
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Forget Forgiveness Myself Way
Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
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Beat Heart Heaven Love Music Reach
The law is a battery, which protects all that is behind it, but sweeps with destruction all that is outside.
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Battery Destruction Law Outside Protection
Everyone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.
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Bad Goodness Influence
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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Hold Mouth Quarrel Wisdom World

In the family, happiness is in the ratio in which each is serving the others, seeking one another’s good, and bearing one another’s burdens.

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