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.
HENRY WARD BEECHERA world without a Sabbath would be like a man without a smile, like summer without flowers, and like a homestead without a garden. It is the most joyous day of the week.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hard put more upon a man than he can bear. Worry is rust upon the blade. It is not the revolution that destroys the machinery, but the friction.
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We need not fear shipwreck when God is the pilot.
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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
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The cynic puts all human actions into two classes – openly bad and secretly bad.
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God sends experience to paint men’s portraits.
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To array a man’s will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.
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It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant.
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The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.
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Everyone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.
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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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The best lessons a man ever learns are from his mistakes. It is not for want of schoolmasters that we are still ignorant.
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Happiness is not the end of life: character is.
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Blessed are they who know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.
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I think you might dispense with half your doctors if you would only consult Dr. Sun more.
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Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
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