Books are not men and yet they stay alive.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.

Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.

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...

Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.

Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.

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...

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.

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...

Do not look back on happiness or dream of it in the future. You are...

Do not look back on happiness or dream of it in the future. You are...

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.

Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one...

Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one...

Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes...

Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes...

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.

Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.

Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.

The dog is the god of frolic.

The dog is the god of frolic.

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 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...

The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level...

The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level...

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

A church debt is the devil's salary.

A church debt is the devil's salary.

Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less than human.

Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less than human.

Speak of the devil and he appears

Speak of the devil and he appears