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Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher 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.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Some people are proud of their humility.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher 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.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Christianity is simply the ideal form of manhood represented to us by Jesus Christ.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The beginning is the promise of the end.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The things that hurt us teach us.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher 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.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher True elegance becomes the more so as it approaches simplicity.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher 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 BeecherHenry Ward Beecher 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.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher We need not fear shipwreck when God is the pilot.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher See to it that each hour’s feelings, and thoughts, and actions are pure and true; then will your life be such.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher It is not when the cable lies coiled up on the deck that you know how strong or how weak it is; it is when it is put to the test.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher
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Ziggy MarleyZiggy Marley I would look at a dog and when our eyes met, I realized that the dog and all creatures are my family. They’re like you and me.
Ziggy MarleyZiggy Marley There is a huge difference between a dog that is going to eat you in your mind and an actual dog that’s going to eat you.
Jim CarreyJim Carrey Just give me a comfortable couch, a dog, a good book, and a woman.
Groucho MarxGroucho Marx Man scans with scrupulous care the character and pedigree of his horses, cattle, and dogs before he matches them; but when he comes to his own marriage he rarely, or never, takes any such care.
Charles DarwinCharles Darwin If they let me choose between you and the dog, I’ll choose the dog.
Johnny DeppJohnny Depp A bitch is a bitch but a dog is a mans best friend
Billie EilishBillie Eilish The love of a dog for his master is notorious; in the agony of death he has been known to caress his master, and everyone has heard of the dog suffering under vivisection, who licked the hand of the operator; this man, unless he had a heart of stone, must have felt remorse to the last hour of his life.
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