It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
HENRY WARD BEECHERIf 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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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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I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings, and strictly honest who complained of bad luck.
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It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship.
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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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I think you might dispense with half your doctors if you would only consult Dr. Sun more.
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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
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That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.
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Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.
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To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice.
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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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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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The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.
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Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them.
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God sends experience to paint men’s portraits.
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Christianity is simply the ideal form of manhood represented to us by Jesus Christ.
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