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Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.

Henry Ward Beecher

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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Age Himself Man Planning Strength Thinking Time
Repentance is another name for aspiration.
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Aspiration Name Regret
Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable.
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Discipline Flame Hot Love Old Young
The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.
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Church Education Exhibition Gallery Imperfection Oneself
Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.
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Difference Marriage Poor Wings
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
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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Learning Life Ourselves Reading Remember Struggle
Your greatest pleasure is that which rebounds from hearts that you have made glad.
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Greatness Happiness Heart Pleasure Yourself
A man’s character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation in other people; that is the substance, this is the shadow.
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Character Form Man People Reality Shadow Substance
Blessed are they who know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.
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Blessing Cheer Gloom Shine
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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Born Development Discipline Live Man Nature
Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.
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Discover Finding Temptation Yourself
He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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Himself Poor Rich
That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.
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Betterment Culture Help Social True Work
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
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Ability Ideas Secret Success
Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
HENRY WARD BEECHER

Book Human Nature Store

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