Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles.
HENRY WARD BEECHERI can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note – torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Love is the river of life in this world.
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Debt rolls a man over and over, binding him hand and foot, and letting him hang upon the fatal mesh until the long-legged interest devours him.
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Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.
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Sorrow makes men sincere.
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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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Leaves die, but trees do not. They only undress.
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As warmth makes even glaciers trickle, and opens streams in the ribs of frozen mountains, so the heart knows the full flow and life of its grief only when it begins to melt and pass away.
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The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance.
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Death is the Christian’s vacation morning. School is out. It is time to go home.
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You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door.
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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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Faith is spiritualized imagination.
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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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“I can forgive, but I cannot forget,” is only another way of saying, “I will not forgive.”
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Blessed are they who know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.
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