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A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.

Henry Ward Beecher

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Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
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It usually takes a hundred years to make a law, and then, after it has done its work; it usually takes a hundred years to get rid of it.
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A thoughtful mind, when it sees a Nation’s flag, sees not the flag only, but the Nation itself; and whatever may be its symbols, its insignia, he reads chiefly in the flag the Government, the principles, the truths, the history which belongs to the Nation that sets it forth.
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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
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The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
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In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
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There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
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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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The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.
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No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy the sunlight today, mix good cheer with friends today, enjoy it and bless God for it. Do not look back on happiness — or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it.
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Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them.
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Intelligence increases mere physical ability one half. The use of the head abridges the labor of the hands.
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To array a man’s will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.
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There is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves.
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