"You cannot sift out the poor from the……" — Henry Ward Beecher
"You cannot sift out the poor from the community. The poor are indispensable to the rich."
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556 Quotes by Henry Ward Beecher
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- I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to…
- We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point…
- We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.
- A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the…
- Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of…
- Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.
- Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
- Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is…
- Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.
- The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds…