Laws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time.
HENRY WARD BEECHERLaws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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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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Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.
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It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war, it is excitement.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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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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Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
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The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
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To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.
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Everyone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.
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A man’s character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation in other people; that is the substance, this is the shadow.
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If you want your neighbor to know what Christ will do for him, let the neighbor see what Christ has done for you.
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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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The human soul is God’s treasury, out of which he coins unspeakable riches.
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No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it.
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True elegance becomes the more so as it approaches simplicity.
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