Henry Ward Beecher
"There are more quarrels smothered by just shutting your mouth, and holding it shut, than by all the wisdom in the world."
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"There are more quarrels smothered by just shutting your mouth, and holding it shut, than by all the wisdom in the world."
Henry Ward Beecher
"Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house."
Henry Ward Beecher
"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures."
Henry Ward Beecher
"The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope."
Henry Ward Beecher
"A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to your longing with full instruction, but pursues you never."
Henry Ward Beecher
"Men's best successes come after their disappointments."
Henry Ward Beecher
"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else."
Henry Ward Beecher
"All words are pegs to hang ideas on."
Henry Ward Beecher
"Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith."
Henry Ward Beecher
"Now comes the mystery! (last words)"
Henry Ward Beecher
"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."
Henry Ward Beecher
"Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?"
Henry Ward Beecher
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