Death is the Christian’s vacation morning. School is out. It is time to go home.
HENRY WARD BEECHERThere is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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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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We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.
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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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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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Are they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead that yet act? Are they dead that yet move upon society and inspire the people with nobler motives and more heroic patriotism?
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Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
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A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
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The things that hurt us teach us.
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That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.
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We need not fear shipwreck when God is the pilot.
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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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Some people are proud of their humility.
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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
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Joy is more divine than sorrow, for joy is bread and sorrow is medicine.
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Sorrow makes men sincere.
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