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.
HENRY WARD BEECHERTo know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it.
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Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.
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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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People may talk about the equality of the sexes! They are not equal. The silent smile of a sensible, loving woman will vanquish ten men.
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Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
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A man in the right, with God on his side, is in the majority, though he be alone, for God is multitudinous above all populations of the earth.
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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.
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The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.
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That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.
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The dog is the god of frolic.
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Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
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I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings, and strictly honest who complained of bad luck.
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We are but a point, a single comma, and God is the literature of eternity.
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A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for Christ for the honest purpose of becoming better.
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I beseech you to correct one fault – severe speech of others; never speak evil of any man, no matter what the facts may be.
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