The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a...

Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a...

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

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

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...

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.

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.

No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.

No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.

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...

Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.

Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.

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....

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,...

Gambling with cards or dice or stocks is all one thing. It's getting money without...

Gambling with cards or dice or stocks is all one thing. It's getting money without...

I pray on the principle that wine knocks the cork out of a bottle. There...

I pray on the principle that wine knocks the cork out of a bottle. There...

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...

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...

God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men's weaknesses.

God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men's weaknesses.

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.

It is not what we read, but what we remember that makes us learned. It...

It is not what we read, but what we remember that makes us learned. It...

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

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

An ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking...

An ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking...

Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.

Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.