We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.
HENRY WARD BEECHERYou have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in it, and that is the grave.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.
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The law is a battery, which protects all that is behind it, but sweeps with destruction all that is outside.
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Intelligence increases mere physical ability one half. The use of the head abridges the labor of the hands.
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The best lessons a man ever learns are from his mistakes. It is not for want of schoolmasters that we are still ignorant.
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Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
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Love is the river of life in this world.
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Whatever is almost true is quite false, and among the most dangerous of errors, because being so near truth, it is more likely to lead astray.
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Laws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time.
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The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.
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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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We are but a point, a single comma, and God is the literature of eternity.
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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 head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship.
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It usually takes a hundred years to make a law, and then, after it has done its work; it usually takes a hundred years to get rid of it.
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