The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
HENRY WARD BEECHER
No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the nostrils.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
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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 first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.
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It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant.
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A man who cannot get angry is like a stream that cannot overflow, that is always turbid. Sometimes indignation is as good as a thunderstorm in summer, clearing and cooling the air.
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Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.
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You are not called to be a canary in a cage. You are called to be an eagle, and to fly sun to sun, over continents.
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The best lessons a man ever learns are from his mistakes. It is not for want of schoolmasters that we are still ignorant.
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Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.
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Beauty may be said to be God’s trademark in creation.
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Your greatest pleasure is that which rebounds from hearts that you have made glad.
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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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There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
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Blessed be the man whose work drives him. Something must drive men; and if it is wholesome industry, they have no time for a thousand torments and temptations.
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Downright admonition, as a rule, is too blunt for the recipient.
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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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