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Henry Ward Beecher Quotes: You are not called to be a canary in a cage. You are called to be an eagle, and to fly sun to sun, over continents.
         

You are not called to be a canary in a cage. You are called to be an eagle, and to fly sun to sun, over continents.


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A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.



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The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?



Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.



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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.



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