The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Expedients are for the hour; principles for the ages

Expedients are for the hour; principles for the ages

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.

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments

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...

A church debt is the devil's salary.

A church debt is the devil's salary.

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong

Do not look back on happiness or dream of it in the future. You are...

Do not look back on happiness or dream of it in the future. You are...

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he...

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he...

Sorrow makes men sincere.

Sorrow makes men sincere.

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

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

To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature,...

To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature,...

To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.

To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.

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.

The dog is the god of frolic.

The dog is the god of frolic.