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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 Beecher

Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them.
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Law Master Obedience Rule Servant
Home should be the center of joy, equatorial and tropical.
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Equality Home Joy Tropical
A thoughtful mind, when it sees a Nation’s flag, sees not the flag only, but the Nation itself; and whatever may be its symbols, its insignia, he reads chiefly in the flag the Government, the principles, the truths, the history which belongs to the Nation that sets it forth.
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Government Himself Mindset Principle Reading Symbol Thinking
A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road.
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Humor Person Road Spring
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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Adversity Atmosphere Benefit Purify Reason Reflection Storm Time
Are they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead that yet act? Are they dead that yet move upon society and inspire the people with nobler motives and more heroic patriotism?
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Afraid Death Heroic Inspirational Loud Motivational Noble Patriotism Society Talk
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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Each Other Feeling Life Pure True Yourself
To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.
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Oneself Secret
The things that hurt us teach us.
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Hurt Ourselves Teaching Thing
If a man can have only one kind of sense, let him have common sense. If he has that and uncommon sense too, he is not far from genius.
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Far Genius Kind Man
No man is more cheated than the selfish man.
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Cheating Man Selfish
Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.
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Instant Regret Requirement Time
That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.
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Betterment Culture Help Social True Work
A man who does not know how to be angry, does not know how to be good. Now and then a man should be shaken to the core with indignation over things evil.
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Angry Dignity Evil Goodness Man
Some people are proud of their humility.
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Humility People Proud
The human soul is God’s treasury, out of which he coins unspeakable riches.
HENRY WARD BEECHER

God Human Rich Soul Talk

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.

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