Quotes by Henry Ward Beecher

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Henry Ward Beecher 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 his 1875 adultery trial.
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Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.

Henry Ward Beecher

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

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

Henry Ward Beecher

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.

Henry Ward Beecher

Love is the river of life in the world.

Henry Ward Beecher

Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.

Henry Ward Beecher

We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning.

Henry Ward Beecher

We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.

Henry Ward Beecher

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.

Henry Ward Beecher

Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable.

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.

Henry Ward Beecher

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.

Henry Ward Beecher
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It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.

Henry Ward Beecher

The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.

Henry Ward Beecher

The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.

Henry Ward Beecher

I pray on the principle that wine knocks the cork out of a bottle. There is an inward fermentation, and there must be a vent.

Henry Ward Beecher

Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.

Henry Ward Beecher

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.

Henry Ward Beecher

You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.

Henry Ward Beecher

It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.

Henry Ward Beecher

What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin.

Henry Ward Beecher

Author Bio

  • NameHenry Ward Beecher
  • DescriptionAmerican clergyman and activist
  • BornJune 24, 1813
  • DiedMarch 8, 1887
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician