Henry Ward Beecher on choice
Henry Ward Beecher170 quotes“It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.”
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Nothing dies so hard, or rallies so often as intolerance.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The law is a battery, which protects all that is behind it, but sweeps with destruction all that is outside.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hard put more upon a man than he can bear. Worry is rust upon the blade. It is not the revolution that destroys the machinery, but the friction.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Joy is more divine than sorrow, for joy is bread and sorrow is medicine.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher No man is more cheated than the selfish man.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The Bible is God’s chart for you to steer by, to keep you from the bottom of the sea, and to show you where the harbor is, and how to reach it without running on rocks or bars.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher A little library, growing every year, is an honorable part of a man’s history. It is a man’s duty to have books.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Repentance is another name for aspiration.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher In the family, happiness is in the ratio in which each is serving the others, seeking one another’s good, and bearing one another’s burdens.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The meanest thing in the world is the devil.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher A world without a Sabbath would be like a man without a smile, like summer without flowers, and like a homestead without a garden. It is the most joyous day of the week.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
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Langston HughesLangston Hughes I have the choice to be angry at God for what i don’t have, or be thankful for what i do have
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