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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Work is not the curse, but drudgery is.
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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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There was never such a gigantic lie told as the fable of the Garden of Eden
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The worst thing in the world next to anarchy, is government.
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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
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Keep a fair-sized cemetery in your back yard, in which to bury the faults of your friends.
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A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs-jolted by every pebble in the road.
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The most tranquil house, with the most serene inhabitants, living upon the utmost regularity of system, is yet exemplifying infinite diversities
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Flowers are the sweetest things that God ever made and forgot to put a soul into
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The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
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Love, like a lamp, needs to be fed out of another's heart, or its flame burns low.
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No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on the proper occasions.
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We only see in a lifetime a dozen faces marked with the peace of a contented spirit.
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Selfishness at the expense of others happiness is demonism.