Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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Repentance is another name for aspiration

Repentance is another name for aspiration

There is no slave out of heaven like a loving woman; and, of all loving...

There is no slave out of heaven like a loving woman; and, of all loving...

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...

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...

We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.

We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments

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

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

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.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without...

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without...

Happiness is not the end of life, character is

Happiness is not the end of life, character is

No man is such a conqueror as the man who has defeated himself.

No man is such a conqueror as the man who has defeated himself.

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will...

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will...

Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.

Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.

In things pertaining to enthusiasm, no man is sane who does not know how to...

In things pertaining to enthusiasm, no man is sane who does not know how to...

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

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

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

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

To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.

To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

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...

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...