A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.
HENRY WARD BEECHERBlessed are they who know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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True obedience is true freedom.
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Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
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A 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.
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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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We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.
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Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
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Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
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It’s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
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Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles.
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Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.
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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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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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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
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Joy is more divine than sorrow, for joy is bread and sorrow is medicine.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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