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.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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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...

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments

A church debt is the devil's salary.

A church debt is the devil's salary.

The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to...

The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to...

Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us...

Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us...

The worst thing in the world, next to anarchy, is government.

The worst thing in the world, next to anarchy, is government.

There is no slave out of heaven like a loving woman; and, of all loving...

There is no slave out of heaven like a loving woman; and, of all loving...

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...

Success is full of promise till a man gets it; and then it is last...

Success is full of promise till a man gets it; and then it is last...

There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come...

There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come...

Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp, it needs to...

Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp, it needs to...

Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to...

Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to...

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

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

It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much...

It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much...

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...

The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide...

The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide...

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,...

The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.

The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.