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Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.
Henry Ward Beecher

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Clergyman Quotes
Category:
American Clergyman Quotes
Date of Birth:
June 24, 1813
Date of Death:
March 8, 1887
Nationality:
American
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Quote Keywords:

Good, Honor, Knowledge, Money, More, Nature, Persons, Possess, Than, Worth
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