You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door.
HENRY WARD BEECHERFind out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Walking humbly, you are more of a man than you were when you walked proudly.
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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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The beginning is the promise of the end.
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Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
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To the great tree-loving fraternity we belong. We love trees with universal and unfeigned love, and all things that do grow under them or around them – the whole leaf and root tribe.
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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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The law is a battery, which protects all that is behind it, but sweeps with destruction all that is outside.
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No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it.
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There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
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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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Your greatest pleasure is that which rebounds from hearts that you have made glad.
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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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Downright admonition, as a rule, is too blunt for the recipient.
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Repentance is another name for aspiration.
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There is tonic in the things that men do not love to hear. Free speech is to a great people what the winds are to oceans and where free speech is stopped miasma is bred, and death comes fast.
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