The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.
HENRY WARD BEECHERA man in the right, with God on his side, is in the majority, though he be alone, for God is multitudinous above all populations of the earth.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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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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Life would be a perpetual flea hunt if a man were obliged to run down all the innuendoes, inveracities, and insinuations and misrepresentations which are uttered against him.
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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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Some people are proud of their humility.
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It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant.
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Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles.
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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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People may talk about the equality of the sexes! They are not equal. The silent smile of a sensible, loving woman will vanquish ten men.
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When a man sells eleven ounces for twelve, he makes a compact with the devil, and sells himself for the value of an ounce.
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A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road.
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The cynic puts all human actions into two classes – openly bad and secretly bad.
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The things that hurt us teach us.
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Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
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To array a man’s will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.
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A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
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