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Henry Ward Beecher Quotes: The Bible stands alone in human literature in its elevated conception of manhood, in character and conduct.
         

The Bible stands alone in human literature in its elevated conception of manhood, in character and conduct.


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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.



We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.



The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.



Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.



As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.



A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.



The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?



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

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



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

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



Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

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 Dormouse looked out, and he said with a sigh: "I suppose all these people know better than I. It was silly, perhaps, but I did like the view Of geraniums (red) and delphiniums (blue).

The Dormouse looked out, and he said with a sigh: "I suppose all these people know better than I. It was silly, perhaps, but I did like the view Of geraniums (red) and delphiniums (blue).



You can do not just twice as much but 200 times as much when you have a good partner.

You can do not just twice as much but 200 times as much when you have a good partner.



Growing up in Malaysia and England, there wasn't an obvious route into the comics world, so my creative energy went into theatre and prose and then movies and TV.

Growing up in Malaysia and England, there wasn't an obvious route into the comics world, so my creative energy went into theatre and prose and then movies and TV.



The American people understand that we need real change in this country, in my view, a political revolution, which says to the people on top, "You know what, you guys can't have it all."

The American people understand that we need real change in this country, in my view, a political revolution, which says to the people on top, "You know what, you guys can't have it all."



I love America, but I can't spend the whole year here. I can't afford the taxes.

I love America, but I can't spend the whole year here. I can't afford the taxes.



If you need a miracle, be a miracle.

If you need a miracle, be a miracle.



You have to chip away at it and shape it to let the winning idea emerge.

You have to chip away at it and shape it to let the winning idea emerge.



I get an urge, like a pregnant elephant, to go away and give birth to a book.

I get an urge, like a pregnant elephant, to go away and give birth to a book.



I love 'Homeland.' I think it's such a well-done, well-acted TV show.

I love 'Homeland.' I think it's such a well-done, well-acted TV show.




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