To array a man’s will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.
HENRY WARD BEECHERA person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Education is only like good culture,–it changes the size, but not the sort.
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True obedience is true freedom.
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Men go shopping just as men go out fishing or hunting, to see how large a fish may be caught with the smallest hook.
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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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Everyone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.
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It is not what we read, but what we remember, that makes us learned. It is not what we intend, but what we do that makes us useful. It is not a few faint wishes, but a life long struggle, that makes us valiant.
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No man is more cheated than the selfish man.
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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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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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To do good work a man should no doubt be industrious. To do great work he must certainly be idle a well.
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When a man says that he is perfect already, there is only one of two places for him, and that is heaven or the lunatic asylum.
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Leaves die, but trees do not. They only undress.
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The cynic puts all human actions into two classes – openly bad and secretly bad.
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Our government is built upon the vote. But votes that are purchasable are quicksands, and a government built on them stands upon corruption and revolution.
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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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