It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant.
HENRY WARD BEECHERRepentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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If you are idle, you are on the road to ruin; and there are few stopping-places upon it. It is rather a precipice than a road
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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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Repentance is another name for aspiration.
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Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
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Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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You are not called to be a canary in a cage. You are called to be an eagle, and to fly sun to sun, over continents.
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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 meanest thing in the world is the devil.
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To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.
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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.
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Men’s best successes come after their disappointments.
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There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
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