Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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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.

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...

We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.

We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.

Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient.

Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient.

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...

Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a...

Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a...

God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.

God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.

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 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...

Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.

Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.

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...

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...

To spend several days in a friend's house and hunger for something to read, while...

To spend several days in a friend's house and hunger for something to read, while...

Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only...

Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only...

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.

Sorrow makes men sincere.

Sorrow makes men sincere.

We steal if we touch tomorrow. It is God's.

We steal if we touch tomorrow. It is God's.

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...

If I didn't have this affliction, I would be the first. As a rule the...

If I didn't have this affliction, I would be the first. As a rule the...

Afflictions sent by providence melt the constancy of the noble minded, but confirm the obduracy...

Afflictions sent by providence melt the constancy of the noble minded, but confirm the obduracy...