A man in the right, with God on his side, is in the majority, though he be alone, for God is multitudinous above all populations of the earth.
HENRY WARD BEECHERThe dog is the god of frolic.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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It is not what we read, but what we remember, that makes us learned. It is not what we intend, but what we do that makes us useful. It is not a few faint wishes, but a life long struggle, that makes us valiant.
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Laws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time.
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Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
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The cynic puts all human actions into two classes – openly bad and secretly bad.
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In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
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Your greatest pleasure is that which rebounds from hearts that you have made glad.
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The human soul is God’s treasury, out of which he coins unspeakable riches.
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We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.
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The dog is the god of frolic.
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No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the nostrils.
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Sorrow makes men sincere.
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No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy the sunlight today, mix good cheer with friends today, enjoy it and bless God for it. Do not look back on happiness — or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it.
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He that does not know how wisely to meddle with public affairs in preaching the gospel, does not know how to preach the gospel.
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Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles.
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Death is the Christian’s vacation morning. School is out. It is time to go home.
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