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 BEECHERThe 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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When a man sells eleven ounces for twelve, he makes a compact with the devil, and sells himself for the value of an ounce.
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A thoughtful mind, when it sees a Nation’s flag, sees not the flag only, but the Nation itself; and whatever may be its symbols, its insignia, he reads chiefly in the flag the Government, the principles, the truths, the history which belongs to the Nation that sets it forth.
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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 real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
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Everyone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.
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The human soul is God’s treasury, out of which he coins unspeakable riches.
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The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
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The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.
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It is not what we read, but what we remember, that makes us learned. It is not what we intend, but what we do that makes us useful. It is not a few faint wishes, but a life long struggle, that makes us valiant.
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No emotion, any more than a wave, can long retain its own individual form.
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To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.
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The most dangerous people are the ignorant.
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Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page
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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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The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.
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