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

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

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;...

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly...

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly...

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.

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...

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,...

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.

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.

We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.

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

God made man to go by motives, and He will not go without them, any...

God made man to go by motives, and He will not go without them, any...

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

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

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.

Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to...

Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to...

Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp, it needs to...

Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp, it needs to...

A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to...

A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to...

Theology is a science of mind applied to God

Theology is a science of mind applied to God

In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up,...

In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up,...

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...

The dog is the god of frolic.

The dog is the god of frolic.