Death is the Christian’s vacation morning. School is out. It is time to go home.
HENRY WARD BEECHER“I can forgive, but I cannot forget,” is only another way of saying, “I will not forgive.”
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It is not when the cable lies coiled up on the deck that you know how strong or how weak it is; it is when it is put to the test.
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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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The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
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There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
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Beauty may be said to be God’s trademark in creation.
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“I can forgive, but I cannot forget,” is only another way of saying, “I will not forgive.”
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Home should be the center of joy, equatorial and tropical.
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In the family, happiness is in the ratio in which each is serving the others, seeking one another’s good, and bearing one another’s burdens.
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It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hard put more upon a man than he can bear. Worry is rust upon the blade. It is not the revolution that destroys the machinery, but the friction.
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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
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The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
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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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Joy is more divine than sorrow, for joy is bread and sorrow is medicine.
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To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.
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Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.
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