It will not do to be saints at meeting and sinners everywhere else.
HENRY WARD BEECHERWe go to the grave of a friend saying, “A man is dead,” but angels throng about him saying, “A man is born.”
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
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The human soul is God’s treasury, out of which he coins unspeakable riches.
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No grace can save any man unless he helps himself.
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A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for Christ for the honest purpose of becoming better.
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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
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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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Involved sentences, crooked, circuitous, and parenthetical, no matter how musically they may be balanced, are prejudicial to a facile understanding of the truth.
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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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No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy the sunlight today, mix good cheer with friends today, enjoy it and bless God for it. Do not look back on happiness — or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it.
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God sends experience to paint men’s portraits.
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We are but a point, a single comma, and God is the literature of eternity.
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The Bible is God’s chart for you to steer by, to keep you from the bottom of the sea, and to show you where the harbor is, and how to reach it without running on rocks or bars.
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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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Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.
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Some people are proud of their humility.
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