In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
Quote by Henry Ward Beecher
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In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
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Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
- We should not judge people by their peak of excellence but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.
- Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown.
- The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
- We are always on the anvil by trials God is shaping us for higher things.
- A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.
- Theology is a science of mind applied to God.
- I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
- The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
- Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
- It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the revolution that destroys machinery it's the friction.
Best Quotes
- Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries out of abject poverty, while sustaining prosperity in the industrialized world.
- The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.
- There's nothing like a home-cooked meal - nothing! When people ask me what the best restaurant in L.A. is, I say, 'Uh, my house.' It's more intimate. Food can connect people in a forever sort of way.
- These endless legal challenges that define elections in New York are a joke in this country, and they are the reason why it is so expensive, or one of the reasons, it's so expensive to run here and why so many people decide not to run.
- Sometimes what works 40 years ago doesn't work today.
- Well-written words are music.
- Of course, the ideal scenario for parenting is obviously two parents of a mature age.
- I don't think the human mind can comprehend the past and the future. They are both just illusions that can manipulate you into thinking theres some kind of change.
- Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death. If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present.
- It's like gambling somehow. You go out for a night of drinking and you don't know where your going to end up the next day. It could work out good or it could be disastrous. It's like the throw of the dice.