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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Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his...

Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his...

Remember God's bounty in the year. String the pearls of His favor. Hide the dark...

Remember God's bounty in the year. String the pearls of His favor. Hide the dark...

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.

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong,...

I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong,...

Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful...

Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful...

Happiness is not the end of life, character is

Happiness is not the end of life, character is

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments

Good-humor makes all things tolerable.

Good-humor makes all things tolerable.

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

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

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...

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...

Work is not the curse, but drudgery is.

Work is not the curse, but drudgery is.

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love

It is not what we read, but what we remember that makes us learned. It...

It is not what we read, but what we remember that makes us learned. It...

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...

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...

Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.

Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.

Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs.

Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs.