“I can forgive, but I cannot forget,” is only another way of saying, “I will not forgive.”
HENRY WARD BEECHERA thoughtful mind, when it sees a Nation’s flag, sees not the flag only, but the Nation itself; and whatever may be its symbols, its insignia, he reads chiefly in the flag the Government, the principles, the truths, the history which belongs to the Nation that sets it forth.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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The sphere that is deepest, most unexplored, and most unfathomable, the wonder and glory of God’s thought and hand, is our own soul!
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Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.
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Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
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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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Love is the river of life in this world.
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There is a power in the human mind to see things as they are but there is equally a power to see things as they might be.
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The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.
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It usually takes a hundred years to make a law, and then, after it has done its work; it usually takes a hundred years to get rid of it.
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Death is the Christian’s vacation morning. School is out. It is time to go home.
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Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles.
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The human soul is God’s treasury, out of which he coins unspeakable riches.
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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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Repentance is another name for aspiration.
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Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
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The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
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