A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road.
HENRY WARD BEECHERA 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.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.
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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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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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Your greatest pleasure is that which rebounds from hearts that you have made glad.
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Everyone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.
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It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war, it is excitement.
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Laws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time.
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If a man harbors any sort of fear, it percolates through all his thinking, damages his personality, makes him landlord to a ghost.
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Christianity is simply the ideal form of manhood represented to us by Jesus Christ.
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We let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.
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Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
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Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.
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