The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
HENRY WARD BEECHERWe never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.
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The sphere that is deepest, most unexplored, and most unfathomable, the wonder and glory of God’s thought and hand, is our own soul!
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The Bible is God’s chart for you to steer by, to keep you from the bottom of the sea, and to show you where the harbor is, and how to reach it without running on rocks or bars.
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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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A thoughtful mind, when it sees a Nation’s flag, sees not the flag only, but the Nation itself; and whatever may be its symbols, its insignia, he reads chiefly in the flag the Government, the principles, the truths, the history which belongs to the Nation that sets it forth.
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Whatever is almost true is quite false, and among the most dangerous of errors, because being so near truth, it is more likely to lead astray.
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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
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The meanest thing in the world is the devil.
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Death is the Christian’s vacation morning. School is out. It is time to go home.
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Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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Are they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead that yet act? Are they dead that yet move upon society and inspire the people with nobler motives and more heroic patriotism?
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To array a man’s will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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Home should be an oratorio of the memory, singing to all our after life melodies and harmonies of old-remembered joy.
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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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