In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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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...

Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.

Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.

Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes...

Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes...

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without...

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without...

Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one...

Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one...

Now comes the mystery.

Now comes the mystery.

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,...

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 most dangerous people are the ignorant.

The most dangerous people are the ignorant.

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.

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

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.

A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to...

A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to...

The dog is the god of frolic.

The dog is the god of frolic.

Good-humor makes all things tolerable.

Good-humor makes all things tolerable.

In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows...

In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows...

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.

When young men are beginning life, the most important period, it is often said, is...

When young men are beginning life, the most important period, it is often said, is...

Youth is the first victim of war; the first fruit of peace. It takes 20...

Youth is the first victim of war; the first fruit of peace. It takes 20...

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...