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Henry Ward Beecher: Every man should use his intellect, not as he uses his lamp in the study, only…

Every man should use his intellect, not as he uses his lamp in the study, only for his own seeing, but as the lighthouse uses its lamps, that those afar off on the sea may see the shining, and learn their way.

In today’s wordsEveryone should use his intellect not the way he uses his lamp in the study, only to see for himself, but the way a lighthouse uses its lamps, so that those far out at sea can see the light and find their way.

Henry Ward BeecherCommonly attributed
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From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah H. Gilbert, 1895

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