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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.

Henry Ward Beecher

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Blessed are they who know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.
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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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Everyone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.
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In the early ages men ruled by strength; now they rule by brain, and so long as there is only one man in the world who can think and plan, he will stand head and shoulders above him who cannot.
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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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Don’t look where you fall, but where you slipped.
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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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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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The most dangerous people are the ignorant.
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The meanest thing in the world is the devil.
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Some people are proud of their humility.
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Nothing dies so hard, or rallies so often as intolerance.
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Education is only like good culture,–it changes the size, but not the sort.
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