To do good work a man should no doubt be industrious. To do great work he must certainly be idle a well.
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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Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
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True obedience is true freedom.
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No grace can save any man unless he helps himself.
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The meanest thing in the world is the devil.
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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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Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles.
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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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We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.
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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
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The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.
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The things that hurt us teach us.
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Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.
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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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Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them.
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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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