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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Henry Ward Beecher

The blossom cannot tell what becomes of its odor, and no person can tell what becomes of his or her influence and example.
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Blossom Example Influence Person
Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you.
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Adversity Defeat Right Sweet Victory Yourself
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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Far Genius Kind Man
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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Adversity Atmosphere Benefit Purify Reason Reflection Storm Time
If a man harbors any sort of fear, it percolates through all his thinking, damages his personality, makes him landlord to a ghost.
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Damage Fear Ghost Himself Man Personality Sort
To do good work a man should no doubt be industrious. To do great work he must certainly be idle a well.
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Doubt Goodness Himself Industry Work
The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
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Excuse Himself Man Reality
The beginning is the promise of the end.
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Beginning End Promise
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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Each Other Feeling Life Pure True Yourself
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.
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Artist Nature Paint Photograph Picture Soul
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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Character Form Man People Reality Shadow Substance
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.
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Democracy Ideas Level Liberty Man Reality
Home should be an oratorio of the memory, singing to all our after life melodies and harmonies of old-remembered joy.
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Happiness Home Memories Old Remember
The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
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Blessing Finding Heart Heaven Thankful
Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.
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Better Fashion God Tools Trouble
The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
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Blessing Day Discover Finding Heaven Iron Mercy Thankful

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