The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

Topics: Common Sense Quotes

It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk.

It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk.

Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.

Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.

It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults....

It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults....

Keep a fair-sized cemetery in your back yard, in which to bury the faults of...

Keep a fair-sized cemetery in your back yard, in which to bury the faults of...

The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.

The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.

All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down,...

All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down,...

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and...

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and...

In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows...

In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows...

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.

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her...

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her...

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.

Living is death; dying is life. We are not what we appear to be. On...

Living is death; dying is life. We are not what we appear to be. On...

A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the...

A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the...

Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the ground finished; but that...

Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the ground finished; but that...

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly...

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly...

The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though...

The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though...

It is not what we read, but what we remember that makes us learned. It...

It is not what we read, but what we remember that makes us learned. It...

If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do...

If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do...

One with the courage to laugh is master of the world almost as much as...

One with the courage to laugh is master of the world almost as much as...