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

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they...

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they...

Love is the river of life in the world.

Love is the river of life in the world.

In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up,...

In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up,...

There is no slave out of heaven like a loving woman; and, of all loving...

There is no slave out of heaven like a loving woman; and, of all loving...

Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the...

Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the...

Good-humor makes all things tolerable.

Good-humor makes all things tolerable.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school...

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school...

When a nation's young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already rung.

When a nation's young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already rung.

We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.

We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.

Giving The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance;...

Giving The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance;...

A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for...

A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for...

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...

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong

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

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

Laugh at your friends, and if your friends are sore; So much the better, you...

Laugh at your friends, and if your friends are sore; So much the better, you...

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...

Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.

Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.

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...

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.

Pride slays thanksgiving, but an humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally...

Pride slays thanksgiving, but an humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally...