It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant.
HENRY WARD BEECHERWe need not fear shipwreck when God is the pilot.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
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A man who cannot get angry is like a stream that cannot overflow, that is always turbid. Sometimes indignation is as good as a thunderstorm in summer, clearing and cooling the air.
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Men go shopping just as men go out fishing or hunting, to see how large a fish may be caught with the smallest hook.
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Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable.
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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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Be a hard master to yourself – and be lenient to everybody else.
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Sorrow makes men sincere.
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When a man says that he is perfect already, there is only one of two places for him, and that is heaven or the lunatic asylum.
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It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
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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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Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
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Joy is more divine than sorrow, for joy is bread and sorrow is medicine.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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See to it that each hour’s feelings, and thoughts, and actions are pure and true; then will your life be such.
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