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

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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

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

The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic.

The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic.

It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Worry is rust upon the...

It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Worry is rust upon the...

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

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

If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot...

If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot...

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...

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into...

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into...

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.

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...

Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the ground finished; but that...

Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the ground finished; but that...

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.

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...

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

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...

Ignorance is the womb of monsters

Ignorance is the womb of monsters

Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.

Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.

Theology is a science of mind applied to God.

Theology is a science of mind applied to God.

Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a...

Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a...

We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.

We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.

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...