I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
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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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.
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The dog is the god of frolic.
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Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.
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Blessed be the man whose work drives him. Something must drive men; and if it is wholesome industry, they have no time for a thousand torments and temptations.
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Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.
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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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It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant.
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Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
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We are but a point, a single comma, and God is the literature of eternity.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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There is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves.
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A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.
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God sends experience to paint men’s portraits.
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Death is the Christian’s vacation morning. School is out. It is time to go home.
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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
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