Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.
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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Christianity is simply the ideal form of manhood represented to us by Jesus Christ.
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People may talk about the equality of the sexes! They are not equal. The silent smile of a sensible, loving woman will vanquish ten men.
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You have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in it, and that is the grave.
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The beginning is the promise of the end.
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I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
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Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.
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Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles.
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The human soul is God’s treasury, out of which he coins unspeakable riches.
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There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
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A man’s character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation in other people; that is the substance, this is the shadow.
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Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.
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Spreading Christianity abroad is sometimes an excuse for not having it at home.
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No man is more cheated than the selfish man.
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Repentance is another name for aspiration.
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A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for Christ for the honest purpose of becoming better.
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We let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.
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The meanest thing in the world is the devil.
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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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Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
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No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy the sunlight today, mix good cheer with friends today, enjoy it and bless God for it. Do not look back on happiness — or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it.
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Involved sentences, crooked, circuitous, and parenthetical, no matter how musically they may be balanced, are prejudicial to a facile understanding of the truth.
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The Bible is God’s chart for you to steer by, to keep you from the bottom of the sea, and to show you where the harbor is, and how to reach it without running on rocks or bars.
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The most dangerous people are the ignorant.
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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
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Walking humbly, you are more of a man than you were when you walked proudly.
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Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
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