Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page
HENRY WARD BEECHER
HENRY WARD BEECHER
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Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible. Do not then be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Whatever is almost true is quite false, and among the most dangerous of errors, because being so near truth, it is more likely to lead astray.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher When a man says that he is perfect already, there is only one of two places for him, and that is heaven or the lunatic asylum.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Love is the river of life in this world.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher 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.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Life would be a perpetual flea hunt if a man were obliged to run down all the innuendoes, inveracities, and insinuations and misrepresentations which are uttered against him.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Blessed are they who know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Sorrows, as storms, bring down the clouds close to the earth; sorrows bring heaven down close; and they are instruments of cleansing and purifying.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher 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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Rakesh JhunjhunwalaRakesh Jhunjhunwala At this very moment enormous numbers of intelligent men and women of goodwill are trying to build a better world. But problems are born faster than they can be solved.
B. F. SkinnerB. F. Skinner We are all just humans trying to survive in this crazy world, in the spaces between birth and death.
Melody LeeMelody Lee Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences…our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.
Sonia SotomayorSonia Sotomayor Every day that is born into the world comes like a burst of music and rings the whole day through, and you make of it a dance, a dirge, or a life march, as you will.
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