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.
HENRY WARD BEECHERI never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
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You are not called to be a canary in a cage. You are called to be an eagle, and to fly sun to sun, over continents.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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Walking humbly, you are more of a man than you were when you walked proudly.
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The meanest thing in the world is the devil.
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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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Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.
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Home should be an oratorio of the memory, singing to all our after life melodies and harmonies of old-remembered joy.
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Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.
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The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.
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We need not fear shipwreck when God is the pilot.
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A world without a Sabbath would be like a man without a smile, like summer without flowers, and like a homestead without a garden. It is the most joyous day of the week.
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Your greatest pleasure is that which rebounds from hearts that you have made glad.
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Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you.
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The beginning is the promise of the end.
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