The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what...

It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what...

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...

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

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

Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the...

Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the...

What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our...

What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our...

It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults....

It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults....

No man is such a conqueror as the man who has defeated himself.

No man is such a conqueror as the man who has defeated himself.

You cannot sift out the poor from the community. The poor are indispensable to the...

You cannot sift out the poor from the community. The poor are indispensable to the...

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without...

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without...

Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes...

Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes...

Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending...

Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending...

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

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

Theology is a science of mind applied to God

Theology is a science of mind applied to God

Living is death; dying is life. We are not what we appear to be. On...

Living is death; dying is life. We are not what we appear to be. On...

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

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

All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down,...

All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down,...

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.

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...

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does...

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does...

Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good...

Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good...

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of...

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of...

Painting is the grandchild of nature. It is related to God.

Painting is the grandchild of nature. It is related to God.

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...