If a man can have only one kind of sense, let him have common sense. If he has that and uncommon sense too, he is not far from genius.
HENRY WARD BEECHERGod sends experience to paint men’s portraits.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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To array a man’s will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.
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Leaves die, but trees do not. They only undress.
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Intelligence increases mere physical ability one half. The use of the head abridges the labor of the hands.
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Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
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We let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.
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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
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All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can’t be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot.
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Men’s best successes come after their disappointments.
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We go to the grave of a friend saying, “A man is dead,” but angels throng about him saying, “A man is born.”
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A little library, growing every year, is an honorable part of a man’s history. It is a man’s duty to have books.
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The most dangerous people are the ignorant.
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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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True obedience is true freedom.
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If you are idle, you are on the road to ruin; and there are few stopping-places upon it. It is rather a precipice than a road
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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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