There are persons so radiant, so genial, so kind, so pleasure-bearin g, that you instinctively feel in their presence that they do you good; whose coming into a room is like bringing a lamp there.
HENRY WARD BEECHERHappiness is not the end of life: character is.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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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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Intelligence increases mere physical ability one half. The use of the head abridges the labor of the hands.
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Your greatest pleasure is that which rebounds from hearts that you have made glad.
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Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them.
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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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Men’s best successes come after their disappointments.
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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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That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.
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Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
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The 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.
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It’s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
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The law is a battery, which protects all that is behind it, but sweeps with destruction all that is outside.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
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Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles.
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