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.
HENRY WARD BEECHERIf you want your neighbor to know what Christ will do for him, let the neighbor see what Christ has done for you.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Walking humbly, you are more of a man than you were when you walked proudly.
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A man’s character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation in other people; that is the substance, this is the shadow.
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A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.
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Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.
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Involved sentences, crooked, circuitous, and parenthetical, no matter how musically they may be balanced, are prejudicial to a facile understanding of the truth.
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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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Everyone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.
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Spreading Christianity abroad is sometimes an excuse for not having it at home.
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There are persons so radiant, so genial, so kind, so pleasure-bearin g, that you instinctively feel in their presence that they do you good; whose coming into a room is like bringing a lamp there.
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The beginning is the promise of the end.
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Love is the river of life in this world.
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Our government is built upon the vote. But votes that are purchasable are quicksands, and a government built on them stands upon corruption and revolution.
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Home should be the center of joy, equatorial and tropical.
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Whatever is almost true is quite false, and among the most dangerous of errors, because being so near truth, it is more likely to lead astray.
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Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.
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