The meanest thing in the world is the devil.
HENRY WARD BEECHERA 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 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.
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That was a judicious mother who said, “I obey my children for the first year of their lives, but ever after I expect them to obey me.
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Men’s best successes come after their disappointments.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
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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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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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Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
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Education is only like good culture,–it changes the size, but not the sort.
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We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.
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Happiness is not the end of life: character is.
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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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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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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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