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Henry Ward Beecher – ‘Living is death; dying is li…

‘Living is death; dying is life On this side of the grave we are exiles on that citizens; on this side orphans; on that children; on this side captives; on that freemen; on this side disguised unknown; on that disclosed … Continue reading

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Henry Ward Beecher – ‘It gives one a sudden start …

‘It gives one a sudden start in going down a barren stoney street to see upon a narrow strip of grass just within the iron fence the radiant dandelion shining in the grass like a spark dropped from the sun.’

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Henry Ward Beecher – ‘The strength of a man consis…

‘The strength of a man consists in finding out the way God is going and going in that way too.’

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Henry Ward Beecher – ‘If you have only two or thre…

‘If you have only two or three things that you can enjoy and they are things which time and decay may remove from you what are you going to do in old age?’

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Henry Ward Beecher – ‘It is not merely cruelty tha…

‘It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war it is excitement.’

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Henry Ward Beecher – ‘Young love is a flame; very …

‘Young love is a flame; very pretty often very hot and fierce but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals deep burning unquenchable.’

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Henry Ward Beecher – ‘The cynic is one who never s…

‘The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man and never fails to see a bad one. He is the human owl vigilant in darkness and blind to light mousing for vermin and never seeing noble … Continue reading

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Henry Ward Beecher – ‘Gratitude is the fairest blo…

‘Gratitude is the fairest blossom Which springs from the soul.’

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Henry Ward Beecher – ‘The dog was created especial…

‘The dog was created especially for children. He is the god of frolic.’

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Henry Ward Beecher – ‘I dont like these cold preci…

‘I dont like these cold precise perfect people who in order not to speak wrong never speak at all and in order not to do wrong never do anything.’

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