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21 " The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings. "
― Henry Ward Beecher
22 " Pride slays thanksgiving ... A prideful man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. "
23 " the difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will and the other from a strong won't "
24 " Death is the dropping of the flower, that the fruit may, swell. "
25 " Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into. "
26 " No man is more cheated than the selfish man. "
27 " A little library, growing larger every year, is an honourable part of a man's history. It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries of life. "
28 " The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't. "
29 " To the great tree-loving fraternity we belong. We love trees with universal and unfeigned love, and all things that do grow under them or around them - the whole leaf and root tribe. "
30 " The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next. "
31 " Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven. "
32 " Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart. "
33 " The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. "
34 " I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love. "
35 " Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. "
36 " Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. "
37 " 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. "
38 " The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government. "
39 " In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich. "
40 " A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to be good. "