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Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles.

Henry Ward Beecher

A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for Christ for the honest purpose of becoming better.
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Better Honesty Man Myself Purpose School Sin
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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Angel Born Death Friendship Grave Man
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
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Ability Ideas Secret Success
It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war, it is excitement.
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Cruelty Excitement Love Man War
Love is the river of life in this world.
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Life Love River World
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 sphere that is deepest, most unexplored, and most unfathomable, the wonder and glory of God’s thought and hand, is our own soul!
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Deep Exploration Ourselves Soul Thinking Wonderful
“I can forgive, but I cannot forget,” is only another way of saying, “I will not forgive.”
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Forget Forgiveness Myself Way
In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
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Give Up Ourselves Rich World
Involved sentences, crooked, circuitous, and parenthetical, no matter how musically they may be balanced, are prejudicial to a facile understanding of the truth.
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Balance Music Parent Sentence Truth
The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.
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Difference Oneself Perseverance Strong Willing
Whatever is almost true is quite false, and among the most dangerous of errors, because being so near truth, it is more likely to lead astray.
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Dangerous Errors Fake Leadership Mistake Path Quite True
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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Cheating Day Eat Enjoyment Friendship Future Happiness Yourself
There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
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Children Friendship Love Parents
Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.
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Instant Regret Requirement Time
It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant.
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Arrogant Exclusive Greatness Nature

Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles.

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