Henry Ward Beecher

Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

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These are some quotes by American author Henry Ward Beecher Clergyman, who lived between June 24, 1813 and March 8, 1887.

Quotes by 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.

Henry Ward Beecher

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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 sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.

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