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 BEECHERYour greatest pleasure is that which rebounds from hearts that you have made glad.
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There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
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In the early ages men ruled by strength; now they rule by brain, and so long as there is only one man in the world who can think and plan, he will stand head and shoulders above him who cannot.
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I beseech you to correct one fault – severe speech of others; never speak evil of any man, no matter what the facts may be.
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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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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 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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I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note – torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
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It’s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
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There are more quarrels smothered by just shutting your mouth, and holding it shut, than by all the wisdom in the world.
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Downright admonition, as a rule, is too blunt for the recipient.
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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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Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.
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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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Death is the Christian’s vacation morning. School is out. It is time to go home.
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To array a man’s will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.
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