Some people are proud of their humility.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Henry Ward Beecher on humility
Henry Ward Beecher170 quotes“Some people are proud of their humility.”
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Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher 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.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Blessed are they who know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Sorrows, as storms, bring down the clouds close to the earth; sorrows bring heaven down close; and they are instruments of cleansing and purifying.
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Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher 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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Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Your greatest pleasure is that which rebounds from hearts that you have made glad.
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