It is not what we read, but what we remember, that makes us learned. It is not what we intend, but what we do that makes us useful. It is not a few faint wishes, but a life long struggle, that makes us valiant.
HENRY WARD BEECHERYoung love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable.
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In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
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The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
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Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.
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If a man can have only one kind of sense, let him have common sense. If he has that and uncommon sense too, he is not far from genius.
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Our government is built upon the vote. But votes that are purchasable are quicksands, and a government built on them stands upon corruption and revolution.
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No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the nostrils.
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The cynic puts all human actions into two classes – openly bad and secretly bad.
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You are not called to be a canary in a cage. You are called to be an eagle, and to fly sun to sun, over continents.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
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It is not when the cable lies coiled up on the deck that you know how strong or how weak it is; it is when it is put to the test.
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The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
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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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I think you might dispense with half your doctors if you would only consult Dr. Sun more.
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The dog is the god of frolic.
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