The ignorant classes are the dangerous classes.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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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...

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...

Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.

Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.

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...

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his...

Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his...

Giving The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance;...

Giving The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance;...

It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the revolution that...

It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the revolution that...

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.

Ignorance is the womb of monsters

Ignorance is the womb of monsters

The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day...

The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day...

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they...

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they...

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...

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

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

There is tonic in the things that men do not love to hear. Free speech...

There is tonic in the things that men do not love to hear. Free speech...

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.

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things

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...

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...

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...