It’s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
HENRY WARD BEECHERJoy is more divine than sorrow, for joy is bread and sorrow is medicine.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible. Do not then be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.
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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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A 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.
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Walking humbly, you are more of a man than you were when you walked proudly.
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Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them.
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A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.
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Blessed are they who know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.
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Spreading Christianity abroad is sometimes an excuse for not having it at home.
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We are but a point, a single comma, and God is the literature of eternity.
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Beauty may be said to be God’s trademark in creation.
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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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The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
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He that does not know how wisely to meddle with public affairs in preaching the gospel, does not know how to preach the gospel.
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