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In their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and hold us close to the gospel. Henri Nouwen

God Poverty Mentally Gospel Reveal Handicapped Close Hold Us

Peacemaking is a full-time vocation that includes each member of God's people. Henri Nouwen

God People Member Vocation Full-Time Each

I know not if the dark or bright shall be by lot; if that wherein my hopes delight be best or not. Henry Alford

Best Dark Hopes Shall Delight Know Lot Wherein Bright

I see no business in life but the work of Christ. Henry Martyn

Life Work Business Christ No Business See

A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to be good. Henry Ward Beecher

Good Angry Man Anger Know Does How

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance. Henry Ward Beecher

Man Made Clothes Manners He Make His Greatly Improve Appearance

There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away. Henry Ward Beecher

God Roof Fly Long Sit Nothing Birds Ours Thousands Seeking About Ten Come Like Joys Sing Up Truths Sends Which Them Then Us Away Awhile Shut Shut Up Bring

When a nation's young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already rung. Henry Ward Beecher

Conservative Men Nation Young Rung Young Men Bell Funeral

I pray on the principle that wine knocks the cork out of a bottle. There is an inward fermentation, and there must be a vent. Henry Ward Beecher

Wine Cork Out Must Bottle Knocks Vent Inward Principle Pray

No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions. Henry Ward Beecher

Man Insane Proper Know Occasions Does How Sane Who

The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though not of its pain. Henry Ward Beecher

Poison Pain Though Disarmed Handled Patiently Ill Moment

Now comes the mystery. Henry Ward Beecher

Mystery Now

There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions, and books. Henry Ward Beecher

Will Three Everybody Books Employ Intelligent Senses Them Companions

Books are not men and yet they stay alive. Henry Ward Beecher

Men Books Alive Stay

To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself. Henry Ward Beecher

Half Secret Know Itself

All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. Henry Ward Beecher

Ambition Those Lawful Except Miseries Climb Upward Mankind

Heaven will be inherited by every man who has heaven in his soul. Henry Ward Beecher

Man Soul Will Every His Heaven Inherited Who Every Man

Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life. Henry Ward Beecher

Life Instrument End Riches

Theology is a science of mind applied to God. Henry Ward Beecher

God Science Mind Theology Applied

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