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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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.

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...

The dog is the god of frolic.

The dog is the god of frolic.

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...

Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to...

Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to...

A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.

A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.

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...

Now comes the mystery.

Now comes the mystery.

It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what...

It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what...

Ignorance is the womb of monsters

Ignorance is the womb of monsters

If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot...

If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot...

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...

What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin.

What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin.

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.

Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the ground finished; but that...

Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the ground finished; but that...

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...

Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength...

Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength...

Take all the robes of all the good judges that have ever lived on the...

Take all the robes of all the good judges that have ever lived on the...

The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is...

The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is...

Laughter is an interior convulsion, producing a distortion of the features and accompanied by inarticulate...

Laughter is an interior convulsion, producing a distortion of the features and accompanied by inarticulate...