"We should not judge people by their peak……" — Henry Ward Beecher
"We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started."
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556 Quotes by Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher has 556 quotes on this site.
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Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.
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It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
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I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to…
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We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.
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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…
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Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of…
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Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is…
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Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.
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The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds…
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Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.
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More Criticism Quotes
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Dare to risk public criticism.
— Mary Kay Ash
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Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise.
— Mary Kay Ash
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We always expect tremendous criticism. It is my role to be the lightning rod ... to attract the attacks against…
— Julian Assange
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The clear problem of the outlawing of insult is that too many things can be interpreted as such. Criticism, ridicule,…
— Rowan Atkinson
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Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's…
— Kevin Bacon
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In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar…
— Enid Bagnold
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I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the…
— James A. Baldwin
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It is from the womb of art that criticism was born.
— Charles Baudelaire
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A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy.
— Jean Baudrillard
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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet…
— Joseph Addison
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A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and…
— Joseph Addison
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People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting.
— David Beckham
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