That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
HENRY WARD BEECHER
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Henry Ward Beecher170 quotes“That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.”
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Debt rolls a man over and over, binding him hand and foot, and letting him hang upon the fatal mesh until the long-legged interest devours him.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher 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.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The best lessons a man ever learns are from his mistakes. It is not for want of schoolmasters that we are still ignorant.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher To array a man’s will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the nostrils.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The dog is the god of frolic.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible. Do not then be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher 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.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher When a man says that he is perfect already, there is only one of two places for him, and that is heaven or the lunatic asylum.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Love is the river of life in this world.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
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Dedicate the precious days of your lives to the betterment of the world
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Samuel GompersSamuel Gompers Early childhood education is the key to the betterment of society.
Maria MontessoriMaria Montessori I will never be satisfied. Life is one constant search for the betterment for me.
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