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No man is such a conqueror, as the one that has defeated himself.

Henry Ward Beecher

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Henry Ward Beecher
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Take all the robes of all the good judges that have ever lived on the face of the earth, and they would not be large enough to cover the iniquity of one corrupt judge.
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Life is full of amusement to an amusing man.
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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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The beginnings of moral enterprises in this world are never to be measured by any apparent growth. ... At length comes the sudden ripeness and the full success, and he who is called in at the final moment deems this success his own. He is but the reaper and not the labourer. Other men sowed and tilled and he but enters into their labours.
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A man has no more religion than he acts out in his life.
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No man can tell another his faults so as to benefit him, unless he loves him.
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A dull axe never loves grindstones, but a keen workman does and he puts his tool on them in order that it may be sharp. And men do not like grinding but they are dull for the purposes which God designs to work out with them, and therefore He is grinding them.
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You are not called to be a canary in a cage. You are called to be an eagle, and to fly sun to sun, over continents.
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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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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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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
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