There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
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.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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There is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves.
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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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Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.
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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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True elegance becomes the more so as it approaches simplicity.
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Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
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It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
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Walking humbly, you are more of a man than you were when you walked proudly.
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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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I think you might dispense with half your doctors if you would only consult Dr. Sun more.
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No grace can save any man unless he helps himself.
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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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No emotion, any more than a wave, can long retain its own individual form.
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That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.
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