Happiness is not the end of life: character is.
HENRY WARD BEECHERThe Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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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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What I spent, I had; What I kept, I lost; What I gave, I have.
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The most dangerous people are the ignorant.
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Beauty may be said to be God’s trademark in creation.
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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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The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
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Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
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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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Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
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Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.
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Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
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In the family, happiness is in the ratio in which each is serving the others, seeking one another’s good, and bearing one another’s burdens.
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Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.
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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
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It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
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