Henry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and hi...
Keep a fair-sized cemetery in your back yard, in which to bury the faults of your friends. Henry Ward Beecher
Keep a fair-sized cemetery in your back yard, in which to bury the faults of your friends.
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
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.
What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin. Henry Ward Beecher
What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin.
To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice. Henry Ward Beecher
To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice.
Books are the windows through which the soul looks out. A home without books is like a room without windows.” Henry Ward Beecher
Books are the windows through which the soul looks out. A home without books is like a room without windows.”
The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.” Henry Ward Beecher
The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.”
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
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.”
Hold yourself to a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.” Henry Ward Beecher
Hold yourself to a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.”
In things pertaining to enthusiasm, no man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions. Henry Ward Beecher
In things pertaining to enthusiasm, no man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.
Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it. Henry Ward Beecher
Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.
Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.” Henry Ward Beecher
Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.”
Books are the windows through which the soul looks out.” Henry Ward Beecher
Books are the windows through which the soul looks out.”