He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
HENRY WARD BEECHERNo man is more cheated than the selfish man.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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If a man harbors any sort of fear, it percolates through all his thinking, damages his personality, makes him landlord to a ghost.
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To do good work a man should no doubt be industrious. To do great work he must certainly be idle a well.
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The meanest thing in the world is the devil.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
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Blessed are they who know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.
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What I spent, I had; What I kept, I lost; What I gave, I have.
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There are more quarrels smothered by just shutting your mouth, and holding it shut, than by all the wisdom in the world.
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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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Our government is built upon the vote. But votes that are purchasable are quicksands, and a government built on them stands upon corruption and revolution.
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The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
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See to it that each hour’s feelings, and thoughts, and actions are pure and true; then will your life be such.
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Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.
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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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Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.
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