Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right using … - Henry Ward Beecher

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Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it only serves to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.

Henry Ward Beecher

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About Henry Ward Beecher

(24 June 1813 – 8 March 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, , and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial.

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