It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
HENRY WARD BEECHERA man’s character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation in other people; that is the substance, this is the shadow.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Education is only like good culture,–it changes the size, but not the sort.
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Men go shopping just as men go out fishing or hunting, to see how large a fish may be caught with the smallest hook.
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The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
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There is a power in the human mind to see things as they are but there is equally a power to see things as they might be.
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You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door.
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The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
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Joy is more divine than sorrow, for joy is bread and sorrow is medicine.
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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!
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Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page
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There is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves.
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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
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The advertisements in a newspaper are more full knowledge in respect to what is going on in a state or community than the editorial columns are.
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Walking humbly, you are more of a man than you were when you walked proudly.
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The law is a battery, which protects all that is behind it, but sweeps with destruction all that is outside.
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Christianity is simply the ideal form of manhood represented to us by Jesus Christ.
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