Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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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...

Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength...

Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength...

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...

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted...

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted...

Good-humor makes all things tolerable.

Good-humor makes all things tolerable.

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will...

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will...

Sorrow makes men sincere.

Sorrow makes men sincere.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without...

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without...

The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in...

The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in...

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...

No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer...

No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer...

A church debt is the devil's salary.

A church debt is the devil's salary.

To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.

To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.

Laugh at your friends, and if your friends are sore; So much the better, you...

Laugh at your friends, and if your friends are sore; So much the better, you...

It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Worry is rust upon the...

It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Worry is rust upon the...

The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.

The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.

Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.

Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.

Some often repent, yet never reform; they resemble a man traveling in a dangerous path,...

Some often repent, yet never reform; they resemble a man traveling in a dangerous path,...

Repentance is a grace of God's Spirit whereby a sinner is inwardly humbled and visibly...

Repentance is a grace of God's Spirit whereby a sinner is inwardly humbled and visibly...

Repentance is another name for aspiration

Repentance is another name for aspiration