God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men's weaknesses. Henry Ward Beecher on god
God made man to go by motives, and he will not go without them, any more than a boat without steam or a balloon without gas. Henry Ward Beecher on god
There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away. Henry Ward Beecher on god
God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness. Henry Ward Beecher on god
God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how. Henry Ward Beecher on god
Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful life unto God. Henry Ward Beecher on god
The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic. Henry Ward Beecher on god
Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it. Henry Ward Beecher on good
A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to be good. Henry Ward Beecher on good
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 good
A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to your longing with full instruction, but pursues you never. Henry Ward Beecher on good
The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others. Henry Ward Beecher on good
The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government. Henry Ward Beecher on government
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own. Henry Ward Beecher on great
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. Henry Ward Beecher on happiness
The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly more heroism has been displayed in the household and the closet, than on the most memorable battlefields in history. Henry Ward Beecher on history
A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road. Henry Ward Beecher on humor