To do good work a man should no doubt be industrious. To do great work he must certainly be idle a well.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
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!
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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To do good work a man should no doubt be industrious. To do great work he must certainly be idle a well.
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A thoughtful mind, when it sees a Nation’s flag, sees not the flag only, but the Nation itself; and whatever may be its symbols, its insignia, he reads chiefly in the flag the Government, the principles, the truths, the history which belongs to the Nation that sets it forth.
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Downright admonition, as a rule, is too blunt for the recipient.
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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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I think you might dispense with half your doctors if you would only consult Dr. Sun more.
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To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.
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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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The things that hurt us teach us.
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If a man can have only one kind of sense, let him have common sense. If he has that and uncommon sense too, he is not far from genius.
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Some people are proud of their humility.
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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.
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Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.
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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
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No man is more cheated than the selfish man.
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I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note – torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
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Christianity is simply the ideal form of manhood represented to us by Jesus Christ.
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