I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong, never speak at all, and in order not to do wrong, never do anything.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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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.

What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our...

What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our...

Good-humor makes all things tolerable.

Good-humor makes all things tolerable.

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

The advertisements in a newspaper are more full knowledge in respect to what is going...

The advertisements in a newspaper are more full knowledge in respect to what is going...

Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.

Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

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...

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

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

A church debt is the devil's salary.

A church debt is the devil's salary.

Love is the river of life in the world.

Love is the river of life in the world.

Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a...

Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a...

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and...

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and...

Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in...

Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in...

All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down,...

All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down,...

It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk.

It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk.

The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day...

The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day...

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.