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 BEECHERIt is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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We need not fear shipwreck when God is the pilot.
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It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
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Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.
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The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
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Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
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Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.
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The Bible is God’s chart for you to steer by, to keep you from the bottom of the sea, and to show you where the harbor is, and how to reach it without running on rocks or bars.
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Repentance is another name for aspiration.
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A man’s character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation in other people; that is the substance, this is the shadow.
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The things that hurt us teach us.
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Debt rolls a man over and over, binding him hand and foot, and letting him hang upon the fatal mesh until the long-legged interest devours him.
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