Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
HENRY WARD BEECHERThe 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!
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note – torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door.
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We need not fear shipwreck when God is the pilot.
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Everyone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.
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Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page
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Blessed are they who know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.
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Love is the river of life in this world.
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It is not when the cable lies coiled up on the deck that you know how strong or how weak it is; it is when it is put to the test.
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There is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves.
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Interest works night and day in fair weather and in foul. It gnaws at a man’s substance with invisible teeth.
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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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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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Some people are proud of their humility.
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Your greatest pleasure is that which rebounds from hearts that you have made glad.
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