Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. Henry Ward Beecher on art
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. Henry Ward Beecher on art
To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine. Henry Ward Beecher on art
Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments. Henry Ward Beecher on best
Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending for one. Henry Ward Beecher on best
What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away. Henry Ward Beecher on best
Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality. Henry Ward Beecher on business
Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient. Henry Ward Beecher on death
The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones. Henry Ward Beecher on education
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith. Henry Ward Beecher on faith
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. Henry Ward Beecher on forgiveness
God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness. Henry Ward Beecher on forgiveness
There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child. Henry Ward Beecher on friendship
It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship. Henry Ward Beecher on friendship
Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending for one. Henry Ward Beecher on friendship
We are always on the anvil by trials God is shaping us for higher things. Henry Ward Beecher on god
Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into. Henry Ward Beecher on god
No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it. Henry Ward Beecher on god
The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance. Henry Ward Beecher on god