Walking humbly, you are more of a man than you were when you walked proudly.
HENRY WARD BEECHERThe cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man, and never fails to see a bad one. He is the human owl, vigilant in darkness and blind to light, mousing for vermin, and never seeing noble game.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance.
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We need not fear shipwreck when God is the pilot.
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Your greatest pleasure is that which rebounds from hearts that you have made glad.
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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.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.
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In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
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Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.
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The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.
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We let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.
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See to it that each hour’s feelings, and thoughts, and actions are pure and true; then will your life be such.
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Downright admonition, as a rule, is too blunt for the recipient.
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A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
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Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.
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A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.
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