It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war, it is excitement.
HENRY WARD BEECHERSome people are proud of their humility.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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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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The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man, and never fails to see a bad one. He is the human owl, vigilant in darkness and blind to light, mousing for vermin, and never seeing noble game.
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There is no man that lives who does not need to be drilled, disciplined, and developed into something higher and nobler and better than he is by nature. Life is one prolonged birth.
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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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Love is the river of life in this world.
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Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.
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Repentance is another name for aspiration.
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The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
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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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A little library, growing every year, is an honorable part of a man’s history. It is a man’s duty to have books.
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Nothing dies so hard, or rallies so often as intolerance.
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Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
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Life would be a perpetual flea hunt if a man were obliged to run down all the innuendoes, inveracities, and insinuations and misrepresentations which are uttered against him.
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Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
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All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can’t be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot.
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