I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
HENRY WARD BEECHERDon’t look where you fall, but where you slipped.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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In the early ages men ruled by strength; now they rule by brain, and so long as there is only one man in the world who can think and plan, he will stand head and shoulders above him who cannot.
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Repentance is another name for aspiration.
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Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles.
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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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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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Walking humbly, you are more of a man than you were when you walked proudly.
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To array a man’s will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.
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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 real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
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The things that hurt us teach us.
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A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
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Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.
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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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Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
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Faith is spiritualized imagination.
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