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Spreading Christianity abroad is sometimes an excuse for not having it at home.

Henry Ward Beecher

I beseech you to correct one fault – severe speech of others; never speak evil of any man, no matter what the facts may be.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Correct Fact Man Mistake
When a man sells eleven ounces for twelve, he makes a compact with the devil, and sells himself for the value of an ounce.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Compact Man Money Sale Value
The law is a battery, which protects all that is behind it, but sweeps with destruction all that is outside.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Battery Destruction Law Outside Protection
It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war, it is excitement.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Cruelty Excitement Love Man War
Home should be the center of joy, equatorial and tropical.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Equality Home Joy Tropical
It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Choice Government Man
The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
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Government World Worst
Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Discipline Flame Hot Love Old Young
The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Blessing Day Discover Finding Heaven Iron Mercy Thankful
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
It usually takes a hundred years to make a law, and then, after it has done its work; it usually takes a hundred years to get rid of it.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Law Time Work
Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Adversity Defeat Right Sweet Victory Yourself
In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Give Up Ourselves Rich World
The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Blessing Finding Heart Heaven Thankful
The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Church Education Exhibition Gallery Imperfection Oneself
Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Best Disappoint Greatness Ourselves Success

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