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People may excite in themselves a glow of compassion, not by toasting their feet at the fire, and saying: "Lord, teach me compassion," but by going and seeking an object that requires compassion.

Henry Ward Beecher
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Henry Ward Beecher's Popular Quotes

The elect, those who will; the non-elect, those who won't.

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Discover what you are.

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Too much looking backward ... is bad for progress.

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The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.

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A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

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Genius unexerted is no more genius than a bushel of acorns is a forest of oaks.

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Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

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The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.

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The things that hurt us teach us.

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