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Henry Ward Beecher

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No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on the proper occasions."
Henry Ward Beecher
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No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on the proper occasions.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom. -Henry Ward Beecher.
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Books are the windows through
which the soul looks out.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever more practices old experiences. -Henry Ward Beech...
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I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness o...
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Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry. Lawrence J. Peter -Henry Beecher.
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A lonesome man on a rainy day who does not know how to read.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
To be or not to be isn't the question. The question is how to prolong being.
TOM ROBBINS
A man who says that he knows everything, does not know how to be meek.
BRANDITTES CHUA
BOUNTY, n. The liberality of one who has much, in permitting one who has nothing to get all that he ...
AMBROSE BIERCE
To be, or not to be, that is the question.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Perhaps if you know you are insane then you are not insane. Or you are becoming sane, finally.
PHILIP K. DICK
All grocery stores used to be closed on Sunday, ... There's the sane world and the insane world - I ...
DAVID GILMOUR
Quiero que [mi hijo] conozca el secreto de la felicidad, algo tan sencillo que da la impresión de q...
JAMES RHODES
Perhaps if you know you are insane then you are not insane. Or you are becoming sane, finally. Wakin...
PHILIP K. DICK
The only difference between the sane and the insane is that the sane have the power to lock up the i...
HUNTER S. THOMPSON
To be or not to be. That's not really a question.
JEAN-LUC GODARD
He who does not know how to be silent will not know how to speak.
AUSONIUS
The insane create worlds, the sane live in them... the sane create cages, the insane live in them.
KAPPA MAKI
How to be wealthy;Birth an idea & then take it to the market place & believe that the market place w...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN)
How to be perfect;Think nothing,say nothing & do nothing.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN)
How to be Great;The moment you realize & accept the ordinary fact that those doing great things toda...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN)
How to be great;Think of a gigantic & unheard of idea to birth & nurture & inside it lies your great...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN)
When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
HERMANN HESSE
Madness is tonic and invigorating. It makes the sane more sane. The only ones who are unable to prof...
HENRY MILLER
There is no cruelty greater than a woman's to a man who loves her and whom she does not love; she ha...
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures; no ascetic can be considered reliabl...
ROBERT M. PARKER, JR.
No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures. No ascetic can be considered reliabl...
A. J. LIEBLING
There is occasions and causes why and wherefore in all things. -King Henry V. Act v. Sc. 1.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Do I have the courage of being a ruthless man to myself with the complete knowledge on my manner or ...
FEREIDOON YAZDI
A collections of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of the world, for he ...
JOHANN VON GOETHE
A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of the world, for he k...
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
What a paradox it is, the sane causes more problems than the insane! It is! The real problems of the...
ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH
I know that David Tennant's Hamlet isn't till July. And lots of people are going to be doing Dr Who ...
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Insanity is the only sane reaction to an insane society.
THOMAS SZAS
One who does not know when to die, does not know how to live.
JOHN RUSKIN
An unschooled man who knows how to meditate upon the Lord has learned far more than the man with the...
CHARLES STANLEY
I don't know because there's no law pertaining to this in Crawford County,
FRED WALKER
I know now: what is is all that matters. Not the thing you know is meant to be, not what could be, n...
AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS
To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be.
GOLDA MEIR
To be mad is worse than not to be if this is what it is.
JOHNNY RICH
Hamlet's Cat's Soliloquy

"To go outside, and there perchance to stay
Or to re...
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There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
Your "Not To Do" list is also important.
MANI S. SIVASUBRAMANIAN
It's an act of madness. Someone who is mentally sane does not open fire on journalists simply trying...
MAHMOUD ABAZA
Without first setting your goals correctly, it is impossible to focus on a plan to achieve them. Tha...
MANI S. SIVASUBRAMANIAN
But, I've learned, as we all must, that adults are jerks too. At least some of them. And that's why ...
CLINTON KELLY
There might be a proper age to know how to tell a story, but there's no proper age to start tell...
XAVIER DOLAN
I'm not saying Obama is right on everything. Of course not. He may be wrong on a number of thing...
JOHN CLEESE
One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.
NIKOLA TESLA
War is no solution to peace.
BEN OAK
He who does not know how to create should not know.
ANTONIO PORCHIA
All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
LIVY
Be who you want to be not what others think you should be.
BILAL SAIF
Liberation for who does not have a shack and freedom for who does not know how to live is fatal.
ALIREZA SALEHI NEJAD
A sane person will look like insane for an insane person!
MEHMET MURAT ILDAN
No student knows his subject: the most he knows is where and how to find out the things he does not ...
WOODROW WILSON
Occasions are rare; and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer.
JOSH BILLINGS
Occasions are rare; and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer
JOSH BILLINGS
You get a job when you have the right qualifications and work experience. Similarly, individuals sho...
MADDY MALHOTRA
The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerte...
CHARLES DE MONTESQUIEU
If you want to be happy or if you want to be miserable—either way is your choice. So choose to be ...
DEBASISH MRIDHA
The nearest to my heart are a king without a kingdom and a poor man who does not know how to beg
KAHLIL GIBRAN
Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their...
POLYBIUS
Why does a human body become deceased?
The reason is that as long as the human body is not free...
B.R. AMBEDKAR
Love has a way of making the sane insane and the insane normal.
SHANNON L. ALDER
I was never really insane, except on occasions where my heart was touched.
EDGAR ALLAN POE
Only the insane have strength enough to survive. Only the survivors determine what is sane.
SOURCE UNKNOWN
No sane man will dance.
CICERO
Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admi...
NORA EPHRON
The white man knows how to make everything, but he does not know how to distribute it.
SITTING BULL
The white man knows how to make everything, but he does not know how to distribute it
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No man is happy who does not think himself so.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS
There is no lie that a man will not believe; and there is no man who does not believe many lies; and...
JOHN STERLING
There is no lie that a man will not believe; and there is no man who does not believe many lies; and...
JOHN STERLING
It is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself, as for a thing to be and not to ...
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
No matter what a man does, he is not fully sane or human unless there is a spirit of freedom in him,...
CHARLES HORTON COOLEY
Remember to afford yourself
the same generosity
you give to others.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
Be generous with your
time and energy. The harder
it is to give, the more
the other p...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
Recognise how much
you have to give.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
Although happiness is a state
of being, it usually still requires
some doing if it is to b...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
Commit to being happy and
make the choices that will
support your commitment.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
Be courageous in your
decision-making.
Stand by your choices
and never look back.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
Don’t rely on the opinions of others.
Only you will know what is
right for you.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
Unless you have the
courage to say ‘no’ to
the things you don’t want,
it’s ha...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
Be honest with yourself.
You can’t be the best
you can be unless you know
who you r...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
It’s easy to be brave when
everything is going your way.
When the going gets tough,
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
To be happy, you need to do
the right thing for you,
even when it feels like the
hard...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
Don’t take your happiness for
granted. Be proactive about
maintaining and sustaining it<...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
There is a big difference between
being self-ist and being selfish—
putting yourself fir...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
The only person who can
take responsibility for your
happiness is you.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
Being the best you can be
takes courage. You need to own
your decisions and have the
...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
The most important
commitment you will ever make
is to being the best you can be.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
Most people are fine with fine
and okay with okay.
If you want to be the best you
can...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
Very few changes in life are
achieved without effort and a
commitment to making that effor...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
When you decide to be the best
you can be, don’t be surprised
if the circle of people yo...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
Live your life with courageous
integrity. Do the right thing,
not the easy thing.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI
If someone tries to undermine
your commitment, re-evaluate
your commitment to them.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI

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HENRY WARD BEECHER
The dog was created especially for children. He is the god of frolic.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Do not be afraid of defeat. you are never so near victory as when defeated in a good cause
HENRY WARD BEECHER
The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man, and then qua...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will; and the othe...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.
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The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.
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It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he ...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble o...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Faith is spiritualized imagination.
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The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in the ...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some hea...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used ri...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
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Laws and institutions are constantly tending to gravitate. Like clocks, they must be occasionally ...
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I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness o...
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Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himse...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Gambling with cards or dice or stocks is all one thing. It's getting money without giving an equ...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Take all the robes of all the good judges that have ever lived on the face of the earth, and they wo...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
A tool is but the extension of a man's hand, and a machine is but a complex tool. He that invents a ...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man, and never fails to see a bad one. He is a h...
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A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, ...
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Troubles are often the tools God fashions us for better things.
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Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.
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It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that ...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. ...
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A library is but the soul's burial-ground. It is the land of shadows.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
"A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life."
HENRY WARD BEECHER
A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on th...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some hav...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden withou...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
The power of hiding ourselves from one another is mercifully given, for men are wild beasts, and wou...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by ...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.
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It usually takes 100 years to make a law, and then, after it's done its work, it usually takes 100 y...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds...
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A grindstone that had not grit in it, how long would it take to sharpen an ax? And affairs that had ...
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The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.
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Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.
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Work is not a curse, but drudgery is!
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In the ordinary business of life, industry can do anything which genius can do, and very many things...
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Victories are easy and cheap. The only victories worth anything are those achieved through hard work...
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