Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.
HENRY WARD BEECHERTears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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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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That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.
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Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
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Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.
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The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man, and never fails to see a bad one. He is the human owl, vigilant in darkness and blind to light, mousing for vermin, and never seeing noble game.
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Debt rolls a man over and over, binding him hand and foot, and letting him hang upon the fatal mesh until the long-legged interest devours him.
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God sends experience to paint men’s portraits.
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To the great tree-loving fraternity we belong. We love trees with universal and unfeigned love, and all things that do grow under them or around them – the whole leaf and root tribe.
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Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.
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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
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It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war, it is excitement.
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The things that hurt us teach us.
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Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
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The dog is the god of frolic.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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