Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecherwas 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth24 June 1813
CountryUnited States of America
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We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.
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In things pertaining to enthusiasm, no man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.
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I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people who, in order not to speak wrong, never speak at all, and in order not to do wrong, never do anything.
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Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her egg and then cackles
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The blossom cannot tell what becomes of its odor; and no man can tell what becomes of his influence
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No man is such a conqueror as the man who has defeated himself
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No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on the proper occasions.
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No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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The use of the head abridges the labor of the hands
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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.
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever more practices old experiences
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A helping word to one in trouble is often like a switch on a railroad track... an inch between wreck and smooth, rolling prosperity.
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The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.
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So we fall asleep in Jesus. We have played long enough at the games of life, and at last we feel the approach of death. We are tired out, and we lay our heads back on the bosom of Christ, and quietly fall asleep.