Henry Ward Beecher
77 quotations
The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.
He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others.
What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin.
Nothing dies so hard, or rallies so often as intolerance.
In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows cast.
Laws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time.
A library is but the soul's burying ground. It is a land of shadows.
Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.
The dog is the god of frolic.
Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance
Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.
Love is the river of life in the world.
I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.
To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.
The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.
Private opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent.
The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though not of its pain.
We never know the love of the parent till we become parents ourselves.
It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk.
Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.
God's providence is on the side of clear heads.
Repentance is another name for aspiration.
Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.