True obedience is true freedom.
HENRY WARD BEECHERDo not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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There is no man that lives who does not need to be drilled, disciplined, and developed into something higher and nobler and better than he is by nature. Life is one prolonged birth.
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Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.
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What I spent, I had; What I kept, I lost; What I gave, I have.
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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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We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.
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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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No grace can save any man unless he helps himself.
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Be a hard master to yourself – and be lenient to everybody else.
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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
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A little library, growing every year, is an honorable part of a man’s history. It is a man’s duty to have books.
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Leaves die, but trees do not. They only undress.
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If you want your neighbor to know what Christ will do for him, let the neighbor see what Christ has done for you.
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The beginning is the promise of the end.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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Spreading Christianity abroad is sometimes an excuse for not having it at home.
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