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Henry Ward Beecher Quotes: A helping word to one in trouble is often like a switch on a railroad track ... an inch between wreck and smooth rolling prosperity.
         

A helping word to one in trouble is often like a switch on a railroad track ... an inch between wreck and smooth rolling prosperity.


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A helping word to one in trouble is often like a switch on a railroad track ... an inch between wreck and smooth rolling prosperity.
         



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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.



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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.



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