"In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich." ― Henry Ward Beecher Topic(s): Success Tags: world More From Henry Ward Beecher "Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful life unto God." "The unthankful heart… discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!" "God made man to go by motives, and he will not go without them, any more than a boat without steam or a balloon without gas." More In Success "In the United States, I am a great success, but I am not a celebrity."― Paulo Coelho "Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time."― George Bernard Shaw "To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success."― Jose Bergamin