The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
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.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Sorrow makes men sincere.
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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
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Blessed are they who know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.
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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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There is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves.
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Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.
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Your greatest pleasure is that which rebounds from hearts that you have made glad.
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Are they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead that yet act? Are they dead that yet move upon society and inspire the people with nobler motives and more heroic patriotism?
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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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The most dangerous people are the ignorant.
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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
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We go to the grave of a friend saying, “A man is dead,” but angels throng about him saying, “A man is born.”
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Don’t look where you fall, but where you slipped.
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All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can’t be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot.
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