Sorrow makes men sincere.
HENRY WARD BEECHEROf all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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To array a man’s will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.
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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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God has made sleep to be a sponge by which to rub out fatigue. A man’s roots are planted in night as in a soil.
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Some people are proud of their humility.
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Everyone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.
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Be a hard master to yourself – and be lenient to everybody else.
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Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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Intelligence increases mere physical ability one half. The use of the head abridges the labor of the hands.
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A little library, growing every year, is an honorable part of a man’s history. It is a man’s duty to have books.
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The most dangerous people are the ignorant.
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The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
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Christianity is simply the ideal form of manhood represented to us by Jesus Christ.
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As warmth makes even glaciers trickle, and opens streams in the ribs of frozen mountains, so the heart knows the full flow and life of its grief only when it begins to melt and pass away.
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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.
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