Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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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.

Expedients are for the hour; principles for the ages

Expedients are for the hour; principles for the ages

I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong,...

I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong,...

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

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

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself;...

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself;...

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he...

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he...

Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.

Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong

We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.

We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.

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...

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...

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...

Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.

Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.

A forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note, torn in two and burned up,...

A forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note, torn in two and burned up,...

In things pertaining to enthusiasm, no man is sane who does not know how to...

In things pertaining to enthusiasm, no man is sane who does not know how to...

A man ought to carry himself in the world as an orange tree would if...

A man ought to carry himself in the world as an orange tree would if...

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...

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

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

We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving...

We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving...

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...