I pray on the principle that wine knocks the cork out of a bottle. There is an inward fermentation, and there must be a vent.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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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...

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly...

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly...

Riches without law are more dangerous than is poverty without law

Riches without law are more dangerous than is poverty without law

Heaven will be inherited by every man who has heaven in his soul.

Heaven will be inherited by every man who has heaven in his soul.

A church debt is the devil's salary.

A church debt is the devil's salary.

To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.

To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.

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.

You cannot sift out the poor from the community. The poor are indispensable to the...

You cannot sift out the poor from the community. The poor are indispensable to the...

Ignorance is the womb of monsters

Ignorance is the womb of monsters

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...

God will not love thee less, because men love thee more

God will not love thee less, because men love thee more

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

We are always on the anvil; by trials God is shaping us for higher things.

We are always on the anvil; by trials God is shaping us for higher things.

Faith is spiritualized imagination.

Faith is spiritualized imagination.

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

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

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

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

It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the revolution that...

It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the revolution that...

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.

Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.

Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.

My mother groan'd, my father wept Into the dangerous world I leapt, Helpless, naked, piping...

My mother groan'd, my father wept Into the dangerous world I leapt, Helpless, naked, piping...