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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There was never such a gigantic lie told as the fable of the Garden of Eden
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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
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The worst thing in the world next to anarchy, is government.
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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.