A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.
Quote by Henry Ward Beecher
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A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.
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Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
- Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
- Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending for one.
- God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.
- The dog is the god of frolic.
- He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
- Theology is a science of mind applied to God.
- What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away.
- Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp, it needs to be fed out of the oil of another's heart, or its flame burns low.
- Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.
- Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
Best Quotes
- I went to medical school because I wanted to ask the big questions. Do we have a soul? Does God exist? What happens after death?
- No matter how popular you are as a stand-up - you can go out and fill a 10,000-seat arena and be smart and funny - it's delicate to host an awards show and know where your place is and know that it's not about you, that it's about the people who are nominated, and respect that, but at the same time have your moment to show them who you are.
- I say that justice is truth in action.
- Got good news and bad news for you, Mr. President. The good news is that Chief Justice John Roberts just saved your legacy and, perhaps, your presidency by writing for the Supreme Court majority to rule health care reform constitutional.
- First of all, my persuasion is what really breeds violence is political differences. But because religion serves as the soul of community, it gets drawn into the fracas and turns up the heat.
- The distinctions of fine art bore me to death.
- My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.
- It's time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I'd much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure.
- You know, I think the film business is its own worst enemy because it sells movies on DVD footage and 'behind the scenes,' and now it's a real struggle trying to keep storylines and plotlines a secret.
- Prices are important not because money is considered paramount but because prices are a fast and effective conveyor of information through a vast society in which fragmented knowledge must be coordinated.