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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.

Henry Ward Beecher

Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.
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Afraid Defeat Goodness Reason Victory
God sends experience to paint men’s portraits.
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Library Man Paint Portrait
Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles.
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Egg Herself Man Rich
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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Equality Man People Sex Silence Smile Talk Woman
Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable.
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Discipline Flame Hot Love Old Young
The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.
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Church Education Exhibition Gallery Imperfection Oneself
If you are idle, you are on the road to ruin; and there are few stopping-places upon it. It is rather a precipice than a road
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Place Road Ruin Yourself
The law is a battery, which protects all that is behind it, but sweeps with destruction all that is outside.
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Battery Destruction Law Outside Protection
The dog is the god of frolic.
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Dog God One Liner
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
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Ability Ideas Secret Success
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.
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Bible Bottom God Reach Sea Yourself
In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
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Give Up Ourselves Rich World
It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible. Do not then be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.
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Bone Defeat Man Muscle Reason
It’s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
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Better Easy Hill Top View
Men’s best successes come after their disappointments.
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Best Disappointment Man Success
Happiness is not the end of life: character is.
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Character End Happiness Life

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