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Quotations By Harriet Ward Beecher


Adversity
Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.

Art
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

Excellence
We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

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

Marriage
Well-married, a man is winged: ill-matched, he is shackled.