No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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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.

There is no faculty of the human soul so persistent and universal as that of...

There is no faculty of the human soul so persistent and universal as that of...

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though...

The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though...

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...

Half the spiritual difficulties that men and women suffer arise from a morbid state of...

Half the spiritual difficulties that men and women suffer arise from a morbid state of...

There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come...

There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come...

Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.

Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.

The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.

The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.

Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.

Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.

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

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

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

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

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...

Now comes the mystery.

Now comes the mystery.

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...

It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us...

It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us...

Flowers are the sweetest things that God ever made and forgot to put a soul...

Flowers are the sweetest things that God ever made and forgot to put a soul...

A forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note, torn in two and burned up,...

A forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note, torn in two and burned up,...

Ask God for forgiveness, and leave your regrets in the past!

Ask God for forgiveness, and leave your regrets in the past!

I'm a good enough person to forgive you, but not stupid enough to trust you...

I'm a good enough person to forgive you, but not stupid enough to trust you...