You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as...

A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as...

Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient.

Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient.

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...

To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature,...

To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature,...

It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what...

It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what...

Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently...

Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently...

The most dangerous people are the ignorant.

The most dangerous people are the ignorant.

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

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

Blessed are the Happiness Makers. Blessed are they who know how to shine on one's...

Blessed are the Happiness Makers. Blessed are they who know how to shine on one's...

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.

Remember God's bounty in the year. String the pearls of His favor. Hide the dark...

Remember God's bounty in the year. String the pearls of His favor. Hide the dark...

No man is such a conqueror as the man who has defeated himself.

No man is such a conqueror as the man who has defeated himself.

The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.

The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.

Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.

Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.

The overweening self-respect of conceited men relieves others from the duty of respecting them at...

The overweening self-respect of conceited men relieves others from the duty of respecting them at...

Riches without law are more dangerous than is poverty without law

Riches without law are more dangerous than is poverty without law

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,...

You have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in...

You have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in...

A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to...

A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to...