Downright admonition, as a rule, is too blunt for the recipient.
HENRY WARD BEECHERDo not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Education is only like good culture,–it changes the size, but not the sort.
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Beauty may be said to be God’s trademark in creation.
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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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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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True obedience is true freedom.
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The things that hurt us teach us.
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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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Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
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No man is more cheated than the selfish man.
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There are more quarrels smothered by just shutting your mouth, and holding it shut, than by all the wisdom in the world.
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I beseech you to correct one fault – severe speech of others; never speak evil of any man, no matter what the facts may be.
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The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
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Joy is more divine than sorrow, for joy is bread and sorrow is medicine.
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The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.
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