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
Henry Ward Beecher quotes about
self religion denial
Religion, in one sense, is a life of self-denial, just as husbandry, in one sense, is a work of death.
religion individual fellows
The call to religion is not a call to be better than your fellows, but to be better than yourself. Religion is relative to the individual.
son thinking temptation
Some of God's noblest sons, I think, will be selected from those that know how to take wealth, with all its temptations, and maintain godliness therewith. It is hard to be a saint standing in a golden niche.
jobs men done
If there's a job to be done, I always ask the busiest man in my parish to take it on and it gets done.
reality men community
Do not be afraid because the, community teems with excitement. Silence and death are dreadful. The rush of life, the vigor of earnest men, the conflict of realities, invigorate, cleanse, and establish the truth.
men names agriculture
He that would look with contempt on the pursuits of the farmer, is not worthy the name of a man.
others-happiness selfishness expenses
Selfishness at the expense of others happiness is demonism.
leadership wisdom distance
We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.
christian war school
A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for Christ for the honest purpose of becoming better.
motivational graduation perseverance
It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
life plant grows
Life is a plant that grows out of death.
love inspirational family
We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.
understanding may matter
Involved sentences, crooked, circuitous, and parenthetical, no matter how musically they may be balanced, are prejudicial to a facile understanding of the truth.
motivational faith future
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.