It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant.
HENRY WARD BEECHERIn this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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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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Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.
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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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Nothing dies so hard, or rallies so often as intolerance.
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Love is the river of life in this world.
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Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.
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He that does not know how wisely to meddle with public affairs in preaching the gospel, does not know how to preach the gospel.
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The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
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A world without a Sabbath would be like a man without a smile, like summer without flowers, and like a homestead without a garden. It is the most joyous day of the week.
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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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Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.
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We let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.
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The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
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Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
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