72 quotes by Henry Ward Beecher

“Love is the river of life in the world.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“Well married, a person has wings; poorly married, shackles.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both, more bewitching than either.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“Law represents the effort of man to organize society governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“We should not judge people by their peak of excellence but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“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

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“The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly more heroism has been displayed in the household and the closet, than on the most memorable battlefields in history.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“We are always on the anvil by trials God is shaping us for higher things.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“The advertisements in a newspaper are more full knowledge in respect to what is going on in a state or community than the editorial columns are.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp, it needs to be fed out of the oil of another's heart, or its flame burns low.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the revolution that destroys machinery it's the friction.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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