The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.
HENRY WARD BEECHERDebt rolls a man over and over, binding him hand and foot, and letting him hang upon the fatal mesh until the long-legged interest devours him.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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It will not do to be saints at meeting and sinners everywhere else.
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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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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
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Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.
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I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note – torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
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Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them.
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You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door.
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We let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.
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Interest works night and day in fair weather and in foul. It gnaws at a man’s substance with invisible teeth.
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No grace can save any man unless he helps himself.
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The blossom cannot tell what becomes of its odor, and no person can tell what becomes of his or her influence and example.
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I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
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There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
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Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.
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The cynic puts all human actions into two classes – openly bad and secretly bad.
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