Henry Ward Beecher

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

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Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

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The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

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There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

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In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

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Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

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Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

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A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

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We are always on the anvil; by trials God is shaping us for higher things. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

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Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both, more bewitching than either. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

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