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

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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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...

You have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in...

You have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in...

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.

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...

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 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...

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted...

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted...

Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently...

Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently...

Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in...

Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in...

Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.

Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.

The ignorant classes are the dangerous classes.

The ignorant classes are the dangerous classes.

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.

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...

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.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Conscience is the frame of character, and love is the covering for it

Conscience is the frame of character, and love is the covering for it

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

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

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments

Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral.

Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral.

Success is 99 percent failure

Success is 99 percent failure