Blessed be the man whose work drives him. Something must drive men; and if it is wholesome industry, they have no time for a thousand torments and temptations.
HENRY WARD BEECHERGratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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The things that hurt us teach us.
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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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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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Men go shopping just as men go out fishing or hunting, to see how large a fish may be caught with the smallest hook.
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Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you.
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Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
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Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.
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Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
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We need not fear shipwreck when God is the pilot.
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Everyone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.
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A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
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Downright admonition, as a rule, is too blunt for the recipient.
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I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings, and strictly honest who complained of bad luck.
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True obedience is true freedom.
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We are but a point, a single comma, and God is the literature of eternity.
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