He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.

There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.

Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.

Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.

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

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

Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.

Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of...

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of...

A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to...

A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to...

It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the...

It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the...

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.

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 most dangerous people are the ignorant.

The most dangerous people are the ignorant.

By Labor the North has subdued Nature, changed a parsimonious soil to fertility, built dwellings...

By Labor the North has subdued Nature, changed a parsimonious soil to fertility, built dwellings...

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.

God made man to go by motives, and He will not go without them, any...

God made man to go by motives, and He will not go without them, any...

There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions,...

There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions,...

There is tonic in the things that men do not love to hear. Free speech...

There is tonic in the things that men do not love to hear. Free speech...

Theology is a science of mind applied to God.

Theology is a science of mind applied to God.

Keep a fair-sized cemetery in your back yard, in which to bury the faults of...

Keep a fair-sized cemetery in your back yard, in which to bury the faults of...

No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger....

No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger....

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who...

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who...

Have a strong mind and a soft heart.

Have a strong mind and a soft heart.

Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man after all his friends have...

Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man after all his friends have...

Poor in my youth, and in life's later scenes - Rich to no end, I...

Poor in my youth, and in life's later scenes - Rich to no end, I...