The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance.
HENRY WARD BEECHERHome should be the center of joy, equatorial and tropical.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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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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There is a power in the human mind to see things as they are but there is equally a power to see things as they might be.
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Whatever is almost true is quite false, and among the most dangerous of errors, because being so near truth, it is more likely to lead astray.
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A world without a Sabbath would be like a man without a smile, like summer without flowers, and like a homestead without a garden. It is the most joyous day of the week.
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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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I think you might dispense with half your doctors if you would only consult Dr. Sun more.
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Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.
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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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Debt 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.
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We are but a point, a single comma, and God is the literature of eternity.
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Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.
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A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for Christ for the honest purpose of becoming better.
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There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
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