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.
HENRY WARD BEECHERIntelligence increases mere physical ability one half. The use of the head abridges the labor of the hands.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.
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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
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A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
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If you are idle, you are on the road to ruin; and there are few stopping-places upon it. It is rather a precipice than a road
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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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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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Laws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time.
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Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.
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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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Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.
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Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
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The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
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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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