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The cynic puts all human actions into two classes – openly bad and secretly bad.

Henry Ward Beecher

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Happiness is not the end of life: character is.
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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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Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.
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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
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You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door.
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The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.
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Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.
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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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The advertisements in a newspaper are more full knowledge in respect to what is going on in a state or community than the editorial columns are.
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We are but a point, a single comma, and God is the literature of eternity.
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Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
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Joy is more divine than sorrow, for joy is bread and sorrow is medicine.
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In the family, happiness is in the ratio in which each is serving the others, seeking one another’s good, and bearing one another’s burdens.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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Sorrows, as storms, bring down the clouds close to the earth; sorrows bring heaven down close; and they are instruments of cleansing and purifying.
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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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