The worst thing in the world, next to anarchy, is government.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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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.

Flowers are the sweetest things that God ever made and forgot to put a soul...

Flowers are the sweetest things that God ever made and forgot to put a soul...

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...

There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.

There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.

A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to...

A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to...

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...

Theology is a science of mind applied to God.

Theology is a science of mind applied to God.

When young men are beginning life, the most important period, it is often said, is...

When young men are beginning life, the most important period, it is often said, is...

The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour,...

The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour,...

Riches without law are more dangerous than is poverty without law

Riches without law are more dangerous than is poverty without law

To spend several days in a friend's house and hunger for something to read, while...

To spend several days in a friend's house and hunger for something to read, while...

The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide...

The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide...

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...

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

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

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

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

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

A forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note, torn in two and burned up,...

A forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note, torn in two and burned up,...

What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin.

What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin.

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...

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...