It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant.
HENRY WARD BEECHERMen go shopping just as men go out fishing or hunting, to see how large a fish may be caught with the smallest hook.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.
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Love is the river of life in this world.
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You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door.
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The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.
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A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.
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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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Sorrow makes men sincere.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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Men’s best successes come after their disappointments.
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We go to the grave of a friend saying, “A man is dead,” but angels throng about him saying, “A man is born.”
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Home should be an oratorio of the memory, singing to all our after life melodies and harmonies of old-remembered joy.
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Nothing dies so hard, or rallies so often as intolerance.
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Your greatest pleasure is that which rebounds from hearts that you have made glad.
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Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.
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The most dangerous people are the ignorant.
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