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 overweening self-respect of conceited men relieves others from the duty of respecting them at...

The overweening self-respect of conceited men relieves others from the duty of respecting them at...

Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.

Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.

Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.

Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.

It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

A cup of coffee - real coffee - home-browned, home ground, home made, that comes...

A cup of coffee - real coffee - home-browned, home ground, home made, that comes...

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...

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....

Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the...

Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the...

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.

A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.

A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.

The advertisements in a newspaper are more full knowledge in respect to what is going...

The advertisements in a newspaper are more full knowledge in respect to what is going...

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong

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...

The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.

The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.

There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions,...

There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions,...

We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving...

We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving...

You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we...

You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we...

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and...

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and...