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

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.

The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.

Expedients are for the hour; principles for the ages

Expedients are for the hour; principles for the ages

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.

The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.

The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.

Gambling with cards or dice or stocks is all one thing. It's getting money without...

Gambling with cards or dice or stocks is all one thing. It's getting money without...

Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.

Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.

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...

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,...

The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in...

The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in...

To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.

To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.

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

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

The real democratic idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with...

The real democratic idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with...

A church debt is the devil's salary.

A church debt is the devil's salary.

The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.

The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.

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...

God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.

God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.

Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient.

Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient.

The most dangerous people are the ignorant.

The most dangerous people are the ignorant.

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.

Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.

Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.