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

Henry Ward Beecher

“I can forgive, but I cannot forget,” is only another way of saying, “I will not forgive.”
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Forget Forgiveness Myself Way
It is not what we read, but what we remember, that makes us learned. It is not what we intend, but what we do that makes us useful. It is not a few faint wishes, but a life long struggle, that makes us valiant.
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Learning Life Ourselves Reading Remember Struggle
Education is only like good culture,–it changes the size, but not the sort.
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Change Culture Education Goodness Size Sort
What I spent, I had; What I kept, I lost; What I gave, I have.
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Generosity Lost Myself
Men’s best successes come after their disappointments.
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Best Disappointment Man Success
The sphere that is deepest, most unexplored, and most unfathomable, the wonder and glory of God’s thought and hand, is our own soul!
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Deep Exploration Ourselves Soul Thinking Wonderful
He that does not know how wisely to meddle with public affairs in preaching the gospel, does not know how to preach the gospel.
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Gospel Himself Public Wisdom
Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.
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Difference Marriage Poor Wings
We let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.
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Blessing Call Curse Name
There is a power in the human mind to see things as they are but there is equally a power to see things as they might be.
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Equality Human Mindset Power Spiritual
Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
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Catch Children Consistent Prediction Yourself
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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Alone Earth God Majority Man Population Right Side
Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.
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Foundation Man Moral Remember Young
You are not called to be a canary in a cage. You are called to be an eagle, and to fly sun to sun, over continents.
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Cage Inspirational Potential Worth Yourself
Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Fear Push Truth Yourself
The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man, and never fails to see a bad one. He is the human owl, vigilant in darkness and blind to light, mousing for vermin, and never seeing noble game.
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Bad Darkness Failure Goodness Light Noble Oneself Quality
The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
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Blessing Finding Heart Heaven Thankful
That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.
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Betterment Culture Help Social True Work
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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Cheer Eat Enjoyment Friendship God
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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Book Growth Honor Library
If you want your neighbor to know what Christ will do for him, let the neighbor see what Christ has done for you.
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Neighbor See Yourself
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
Spreading Christianity abroad is sometimes an excuse for not having it at home.
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Excuse Home Religion Spread
No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy the sunlight today, mix good cheer with friends today, enjoy it and bless God for it. Do not look back on happiness — or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Cheating Day Eat Enjoyment Friendship Future Happiness Yourself
No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the nostrils.
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Coffee Good Offering Smell
The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Day Morning Time
Beauty may be said to be God’s trademark in creation.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Beautiful Creation God Trade

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