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
drudgery work
Work is not the curse, but drudgery is.
easy grave
There is but one easy place in this world, and that is the grave
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Affliction comes to all not to make us sad, but sober; not to make us sorry, but wise; not to make us despondent, but its darkness to refresh us, as the night refreshes the day; not to impoverish, but to enrich us, as the plow enriches the field; to
eden fable garden gigantic lie
There was never such a gigantic lie told as the fable of the Garden of Eden
next worst
The worst thing in the world next to anarchy, is government.
bury cemetery faults friends-or-friendship
Keep a fair-sized cemetery in your back yard, in which to bury the faults of your friends.
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It gives one a sudden start in going down a barren, stony street, to see upon a narrow strip of grass, just within the iron fence, the radiant dandelion, shining in the grass, like a spark dropped from the sun
horny toil tools
There is always work, and tools to work withal, for those, who will.
temptation
Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.
laziness ruins stopping
If you are idle, you are on the road to ruin; and there are few stopping-places upon it. It is rather a precipice than a road
inspirational life thankful
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
cheating selfish men
No man is more cheated than the selfish man.
fitness health thinking
I think you might dispense with half your doctors if you would only consult Dr. Sun more.
window mark spots
Wherever you have seen God pass, mark that spot, and go and sit in that window again.