[ henry ward beecher Quotes ]
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A library is but the soul's burying ground. It is a land of shadows.
[ Libraries ]
Henry Ward Beecher
24 votes
A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.
[ Self-expression ]
Henry Ward Beecher
31 votes
A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
[ Gratitude ]
Henry Ward Beecher
26 votes
Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.
[ Adversity ]
Henry Ward Beecher
25 votes
All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.
[ Ambition ]
Henry Ward Beecher
30 votes
All words are pegs to hang ideas on.
[ Words ]
Henry Ward Beecher
24 votes
Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.
[ Books - Reading ]
Henry Ward Beecher
25 votes
Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance
[ Appearance ]
Henry Ward Beecher
21 votes
Death is the dropping of the flower that the fruit may swell.
[ Death and Dying ]
Henry Ward Beecher
29 votes
Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.
[ Losers and Losing ]
Henry Ward Beecher
24 votes
Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.
[ Charity ]
Henry Ward Beecher
20 votes
Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
[ Forgiveness ]
Henry Ward Beecher
30 votes
Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.
[ Principles ]
Henry Ward Beecher
20 votes
Genius unexerted is no more genius than a bushel of acorns is a forest of oaks.
[ Genius ]
Henry Ward Beecher
17 votes
God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men's weaknesses.
[ Grace ]
Henry Ward Beecher
25 votes
God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.
[ Forgiveness ]
Henry Ward Beecher
26 votes
God's providence is on the side of clear heads.
[ Providence ]
Henry Ward Beecher
21 votes
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
[ Gratitude ]
Henry Ward Beecher
23 votes
He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
[ Influence ]
Henry Ward Beecher
26 votes
He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
[ Worth ]
Henry Ward Beecher
22 votes
He who hunts for flowers will finds flowers; and he who loves weeds will find weeds.
[ Gossip ]
Henry Ward Beecher
17 votes
Heaven will be inherited by every man who has heaven in his soul.
[ Heaven ]
Henry Ward Beecher
17 votes
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I cannot forgive.
[ Forgiveness ]
Henry Ward Beecher
21 votes
In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
[ Sacrifice ]
Henry Ward Beecher
25 votes
In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows cast.
[ Joy ]
Henry Ward Beecher
26 votes
Keep a fair-sized cemetery in your back yard, in which to bury the faults of your friends.
[ Friends and Friendship ]
Henry Ward Beecher
26 votes
Laws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time.
[ Law and Lawyers ]
Henry Ward Beecher
22 votes
Love is the river of life in the world.
[ Love ]
Henry Ward Beecher
22 votes
Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful life unto God.
[ Zest ]
Henry Ward Beecher
24 votes
Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.
[ Gratitude ]
Henry Ward Beecher
23 votes
No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.
[ Sanity ]
Henry Ward Beecher
24 votes
No man is such a conqueror, as the one that has defeated himself.
[ Discipline ]
Henry Ward Beecher
24 votes
Nothing dies so hard, or rallies so often as intolerance.
[ Intolerance ]
Henry Ward Beecher
24 votes
Now comes the mystery.
[ Famous Last Words ]
Henry Ward Beecher
22 votes
Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
[ Success ]
Henry Ward Beecher
26 votes
Private opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent.
[ Opinions ]
Henry Ward Beecher
22 votes
Repentance is another name for aspiration.
[ Repentance ]
Henry Ward Beecher
21 votes
Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.
[ Riches ]
Henry Ward Beecher