The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.
HENRY WARD BEECHERA man in the right, with God on his side, is in the majority, though he be alone, for God is multitudinous above all populations of the earth.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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I think you might dispense with half your doctors if you would only consult Dr. Sun more.
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It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant.
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That was a judicious mother who said, “I obey my children for the first year of their lives, but ever after I expect them to obey me.
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Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
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Downright admonition, as a rule, is too blunt for the recipient.
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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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Happiness is not the end of life: character is.
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Repentance is another name for aspiration.
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No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the nostrils.
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Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them.
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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 sphere that is deepest, most unexplored, and most unfathomable, the wonder and glory of God’s thought and hand, is our own soul!
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Beauty may be said to be God’s trademark in creation.
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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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Some people are proud of their humility.
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