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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.

Henry Ward Beecher

The best lessons a man ever learns are from his mistakes. It is not for want of schoolmasters that we are still ignorant.
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Best Ignorance Lesson Master Mistake
Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.
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Beautiful Book Furniture Home
That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.
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Betterment Culture Help Social True Work
Sorrow makes men sincere.
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Man Sincere Sorrow
It will not do to be saints at meeting and sinners everywhere else.
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Character Nature Saint Sin
There are persons so radiant, so genial, so kind, so pleasure-bearin g, that you instinctively feel in their presence that they do you good; whose coming into a room is like bringing a lamp there.
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Lamp Light Person Presence Radiant
Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.
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Fear Push Truth Yourself
In the early ages men ruled by strength; now they rule by brain, and so long as there is only one man in the world who can think and plan, he will stand head and shoulders above him who cannot.
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Age Himself Man Planning Strength Thinking Time
People may talk about the equality of the sexes! They are not equal. The silent smile of a sensible, loving woman will vanquish ten men.
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Equality Man People Sex Silence Smile Talk Woman
Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.
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Best Disappoint Greatness Ourselves Success
The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
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Excuse Himself Man Reality
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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Government Himself Mindset Principle Reading Symbol Thinking
The most dangerous people are the ignorant.
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Dangerous Ignorance People
There is no man that lives who does not need to be drilled, disciplined, and developed into something higher and nobler and better than he is by nature. Life is one prolonged birth.
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Born Development Discipline Live Man Nature
He that does not know how wisely to meddle with public affairs in preaching the gospel, does not know how to preach the gospel.
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Gospel Himself Public Wisdom
It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible. Do not then be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Bone Defeat Man Muscle Reason

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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