Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

He who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and will find the flaw when he may have forgotten its cause.

Henry Ward Beecher

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• He who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and will find the flaw when he may have forgotten its cause.

  

  Henry Ward Beecher
  • Present
  • Duty
  • False