We need not fear shipwreck when God is the pilot.
HENRY WARD BEECHERNo man is more cheated than the selfish man.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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The sphere that is deepest, most unexplored, and most unfathomable, the wonder and glory of God’s thought and hand, is our own soul!
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Sorrows, as storms, bring down the clouds close to the earth; sorrows bring heaven down close; and they are instruments of cleansing and purifying.
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Faith is spiritualized imagination.
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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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Blessed are they who know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.
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Repentance is another name for aspiration.
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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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A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
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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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Beauty may be said to be God’s trademark in creation.
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The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.
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It usually takes a hundred years to make a law, and then, after it has done its work; it usually takes a hundred years to get rid of it.
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Spreading Christianity abroad is sometimes an excuse for not having it at home.
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To the great tree-loving fraternity we belong. We love trees with universal and unfeigned love, and all things that do grow under them or around them – the whole leaf and root tribe.
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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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