To do good work a man should no doubt be industrious. To do great work he must certainly be idle a well.
HENRY WARD BEECHERWhen a man sells eleven ounces for twelve, he makes a compact with the devil, and sells himself for the value of an ounce.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
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I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
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The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance.
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The meanest thing in the world is the devil.
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To the great tree-loving fraternity we belong. We love trees with universal and unfeigned love, and all things that do grow under them or around them – the whole leaf and root tribe.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
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Education is only like good culture,–it changes the size, but not the sort.
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The most dangerous people are the ignorant.
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The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.
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We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.
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Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.
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Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
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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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Everyone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.
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