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Find important quotes and citations by the author Henry Ward Beecher.
Quote 3628
In the ordinary business of life, industry can do anything which genius can do, and very many things which it cannot.More quotes on the topics: diligence success persistence
Quote 3627
A reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune.Quote 3626
The manly man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never for himself.More quotes on the topics: character virtue responsibility
Quote 3625
The strength of a man consists in finding out the way in which God is going, and going in that way too.Quote 3624
The imagination is the secret and marrow of civilization.More quotes on the topics: imaginations thoughts creativity
Quote 3623
It is defeat that turns bone to flint, gristle to muscle, and makes men invincible.More quotes on the topics: adversity perseverance character
Quote 3622
Character is what a man really is, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.Quote 3079
There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the childMore quotes on the topics: love secureness passion parents familiarity children
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We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselvesMore quotes on the topics: parents children experience love knowledge
Quote 1484
Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.More quotes on the topics: character knowledge money honor personality virtue preference
Quote 1429
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.Quote 1335
The mother's heart is the child's schoolroomMore quotes on the topics: family heart children education security familiarity
Quote 1329
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourselfMore quotes on the topics: responsibility excuse expectations personality
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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 roadQuote 1194
Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.Quote 1149
Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of moralityQuote 1089
We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.More quotes on the topics: self-development judgment traveling performance
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A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himselfMore quotes on the topics: character soul value power richness truth
Quote 1048
In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us richQuote 1028
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faithMore quotes on the topics: faith fear opportunity decision
Quote 1024
Faith is spiritualized imaginationMore quotes on the topics: faith imaginations spirit
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What the heart has once owned and had, it shall never loseQuote 792
Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp, it needs to be fed out of the oil of another's heart, or its flame burns lowMore quotes on the topics: love indifference desires passion heart
Quote 779
Well married a person has wings, poorly married shacklesMore quotes on the topics: satisfaction unity understanding troubles chance marriage
Quote 461
Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things