A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.
HENRY WARD BEECHERYou never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for Christ for the honest purpose of becoming better.
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The cynic puts all human actions into two classes – openly bad and secretly bad.
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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.
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Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.
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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.
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It will not do to be saints at meeting and sinners everywhere else.
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Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
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What I spent, I had; What I kept, I lost; What I gave, I have.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
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Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.
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Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.
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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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It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war, it is excitement.
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