To do good work a man should no doubt be industrious. To do great work he must certainly be idle a well.
HENRY WARD BEECHERWhen a man says that he is perfect already, there is only one of two places for him, and that is heaven or the lunatic asylum.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
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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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To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice.
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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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We are but a point, a single comma, and God is the literature of eternity.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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Happiness is not the end of life: character is.
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The meanest thing in the world is the devil.
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The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.
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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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We let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.
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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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Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.
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Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
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