Henry Ward Beecher Quotes About Inspirational
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We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.
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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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A republican government in a hundred points is weaker than an autocratic government; but in this one point it is the strongest that ever existed — it has educated a race of men that are men.
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Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page. Take up one hole more in the buckle if necessary, or let down one, according to circumstances; but on the first of January let every man gird himself once more, with his face to the front, and take no interest in the things that were and are past.
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Men's best successes come after their disappointments.
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We not only live among men, but there are airy hosts, blessed spectators, sympathetic lookers-on, that see and know and appreciate our thoughts and feelings and acts.
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“I can forgive, but I cannot forget,” is only another way of saying, “I will not forgive.”
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Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
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A door that seems to stand open must be of a man's size, or it is not the door that providence means for him.
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It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.
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Work is not a curse, but drudgery is.
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Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
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Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.
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Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.
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Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
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Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.
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Repentance is another name for aspiration.
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The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.
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The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
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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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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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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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The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.
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Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
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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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