We go to the grave of a friend saying, “A man is dead,” but angels throng about him saying, “A man is born.”
HENRY WARD BEECHERA man who does not know how to be angry, does not know how to be good. Now and then a man should be shaken to the core with indignation over things evil.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Are they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead that yet act? Are they dead that yet move upon society and inspire the people with nobler motives and more heroic patriotism?
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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.
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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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The cynic puts all human actions into two classes – openly bad and secretly bad.
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The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
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In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
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I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
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You have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in it, and that is the grave.
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It is not when the cable lies coiled up on the deck that you know how strong or how weak it is; it is when it is put to the test.
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God sends experience to paint men’s portraits.
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Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.
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I think you might dispense with half your doctors if you would only consult Dr. Sun more.
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When a man sells eleven ounces for twelve, he makes a compact with the devil, and sells himself for the value of an ounce.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.
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