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No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.
Henry Ward Beecher
Man
No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it.
Henry Ward Beecher
God
Friends
Today
Now comes the mystery.
Henry Ward Beecher
Mystery
Now
Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient.
Henry Ward Beecher
Death
Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
Henry Ward Beecher
Music
Heart
Heaven
Pride slays thanksgiving, but an 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.
Henry Ward Beecher
Man
Mind
Pride
Thanksgiving
Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.
Henry Ward Beecher
Gratitude
Ingratitude
Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown.
Henry Ward Beecher
Success
Promise
Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending for one.
Henry Ward Beecher
Friendship
Beginning
Ending
Laughter
Suffering is part of the divine idea.
Henry Ward Beecher
Idea
Suffering
Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
Henry Ward Beecher
Men
Heaven
Tears
Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself.
Henry Ward Beecher
Selfishness
Vice
Will
Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.
Henry Ward Beecher
Forget
Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful life unto God.
Henry Ward Beecher
Life
God
Mirth
Wine
Love is the river of life in the world.
Henry Ward Beecher
Life
Love
World