To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.
HENRY WARD BEECHERSome men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.
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Sorrow makes men sincere.
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A man’s character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation in other people; that is the substance, this is the shadow.
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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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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
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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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Joy is more divine than sorrow, for joy is bread and sorrow is medicine.
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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
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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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Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.
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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 become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice.
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All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can’t be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot.
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No emotion, any more than a wave, can long retain its own individual form.
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