Suffering is part of the divine idea.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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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...

Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to...

Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to...

No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer...

No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer...

Now comes the mystery.

Now comes the mystery.

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

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

Keep a fair-sized cemetery in your back yard, in which to bury the faults of...

Keep a fair-sized cemetery in your back yard, in which to bury the faults of...

Work is not the curse, but drudgery is.

Work is not the curse, but drudgery is.

Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength...

Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength...

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...

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

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

The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide...

The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide...

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong

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

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

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

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

There is no slave out of heaven like a loving woman; and, of all loving...

There is no slave out of heaven like a loving woman; and, of all loving...

The dog is the god of frolic.

The dog is the god of frolic.

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...

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...

Afflictions sent by providence melt the constancy of the noble minded, but confirm the obduracy...

Afflictions sent by providence melt the constancy of the noble minded, but confirm the obduracy...

If I didn't have this affliction, I would be the first. As a rule the...

If I didn't have this affliction, I would be the first. As a rule the...