There is a power in the human mind to see things as they are but there is equally a power to see things as they might be.
HENRY WARD BEECHERThe worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
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Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
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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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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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Love is the river of life in this world.
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The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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Blessed be the man whose work drives him. Something must drive men; and if it is wholesome industry, they have no time for a thousand torments and temptations.
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Home should be the center of joy, equatorial and tropical.
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Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.
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The most dangerous people are the ignorant.
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To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.
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The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
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We go to the grave of a friend saying, “A man is dead,” but angels throng about him saying, “A man is born.”
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Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.
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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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