It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war, it is excitement.
HENRY WARD BEECHERBooks are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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The meanest thing in the world is the devil.
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It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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We are but a point, a single comma, and God is the literature of eternity.
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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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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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Happiness is not the end of life: character is.
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Repentance is another name for aspiration.
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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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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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A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
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A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road.
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Blessed are they who know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.
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Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page
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