Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you.
HENRY WARD BEECHERMen go shopping just as men go out fishing or hunting, to see how large a fish may be caught with the smallest hook.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Leaves die, but trees do not. They only undress.
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If you want your neighbor to know what Christ will do for him, let the neighbor see what Christ has done for you.
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Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them.
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Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
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The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
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See to it that each hour’s feelings, and thoughts, and actions are pure and true; then will your life be such.
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Spreading Christianity abroad is sometimes an excuse for not having it at home.
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When a man sells eleven ounces for twelve, he makes a compact with the devil, and sells himself for the value of an ounce.
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It is not when the cable lies coiled up on the deck that you know how strong or how weak it is; it is when it is put to the test.
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No grace can save any man unless he helps himself.
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Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
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What I spent, I had; What I kept, I lost; What I gave, I have.
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We need not fear shipwreck when God is the pilot.
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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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