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In the early ages men ruled by strength; now they rule by brain, and so long as there is only one man in the world who can think and plan, he will stand head and shoulders above him who cannot.

Henry Ward Beecher

A thoughtful mind, when it sees a Nation’s flag, sees not the flag only, but the Nation itself; and whatever may be its symbols, its insignia, he reads chiefly in the flag the Government, the principles, the truths, the history which belongs to the Nation that sets it forth.
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Government Himself Mindset Principle Reading Symbol Thinking
Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.
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Fear Push Truth Yourself
No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it.
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Cheer Eat Enjoyment Friendship God
If a man can have only one kind of sense, let him have common sense. If he has that and uncommon sense too, he is not far from genius.
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Far Genius Kind Man
You have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in it, and that is the grave.
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Easy Grave Hard Place World
Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
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Compassionate Cure Kindness Sin
See to it that each hour’s feelings, and thoughts, and actions are pure and true; then will your life be such.
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Each Other Feeling Life Pure True Yourself
Home should be an oratorio of the memory, singing to all our after life melodies and harmonies of old-remembered joy.
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Happiness Home Memories Old Remember
Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
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Book Human Nature Store
Education is only like good culture,–it changes the size, but not the sort.
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Change Culture Education Goodness Size Sort
The law is a battery, which protects all that is behind it, but sweeps with destruction all that is outside.
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Battery Destruction Law Outside Protection
The most dangerous people are the ignorant.
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Dangerous Ignorance People
It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
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Choice Government Man
Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.
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Better Fashion God Tools Trouble
It usually takes a hundred years to make a law, and then, after it has done its work; it usually takes a hundred years to get rid of it.
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Law Time Work
The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
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Blessing Finding Heart Heaven Thankful

In the early ages men ruled by strength; now they rule by brain, and so long as there is only one man in the world who can think and plan, he will stand head and shoulders above him who cannot.

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In the early ages men ruled by strength; now they rule by brain, and so long as there is only one man in the world who can think and plan, he will stand head and shoulders above him who cannot.

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