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Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

Henry Ward Beecher

The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance.
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Democracy Ideas Level Liberty Man Reality
Repentance is another name for aspiration.
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Aspiration Name Regret
It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible. Do not then be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.
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Bone Defeat Man Muscle Reason
It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
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Choice Government Man
Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
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Heaven Man See Tear
There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
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Children Friendship Love Parents
To array a man’s will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.
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Art Himself Man Medicine Sick
A man who cannot get angry is like a stream that cannot overflow, that is always turbid. Sometimes indignation is as good as a thunderstorm in summer, clearing and cooling the air.
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Angry Dignity Man Storm Stream Summer
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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Hold Mouth Quarrel Wisdom World
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.
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Equality Human Mindset Power Spiritual
It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war, it is excitement.
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Cruelty Excitement Love Man War
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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Bad Darkness Failure Goodness Light Noble Oneself Quality
The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
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Blessing Finding Heart Heaven Thankful
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
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Art Common Happiness Power
The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.
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Day Morning Time
To do good work a man should no doubt be industrious. To do great work he must certainly be idle a well.
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Doubt Goodness Himself Industry Work

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