Sorrows, as storms, bring down the clouds close to the earth; sorrows bring heaven down close; and they are instruments of cleansing and purifying.
HENRY WARD BEECHEROnes best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
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That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.
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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 real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
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A conservative young man has wound up his life before it was unreeled. We expect old men to be conservative but when a nation’s young men are so, its funeral bell is already rung.
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When a man sells eleven ounces for twelve, he makes a compact with the devil, and sells himself for the value of an ounce.
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Walking humbly, you are more of a man than you were when you walked proudly.
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Downright admonition, as a rule, is too blunt for the recipient.
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The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
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It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war, it is excitement.
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If you are idle, you are on the road to ruin; and there are few stopping-places upon it. It is rather a precipice than a road
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The meanest thing in the world is the devil.
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Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
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It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
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It’s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
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There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
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