American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery.
The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy- bearing agent to the world – Henry Ward Beecher
There is no friendship, no love, like that of the mother for the child. – Henry Ward Beecher
God makes the life fertile by disappointments, as he makes the ground fertile by frosts. – Henry Ward Beecher
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. – Henry Ward Beecher
Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven. – Henry Ward Beecher
How things look on the outside of us depends on how things are on the inside of us. – Henry Ward Beecher
Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house. – Henry Ward Beecher
I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love. – Henry Ward Beecher
Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself. – Henry Ward Beecher
Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength. – Henry Ward Beecher
The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope. – Henry Ward Beecher
To array a man’s will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine. – Henry Ward Beecher
Hold yourself to a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. – Henry Ward Beecher
The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself. – Henry Ward Beecher
It’s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top. – Henry Ward Beecher
Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven. – Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) American politician.
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! – Henry Ward Beecher
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success. – Henry Ward Beecher
Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obeys them. – Henry Ward Beecher
Books are the windows through which the soul looks out. – Henry Ward Beecher
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