There is in youth a purity of character which, when once touched and defiled, can never be restored; a fringe more delicate… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Conscience is the frame of character, and love is the covering for it. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Our moral faculties must be placed highest, else they can no more flourish than could a plant growing under the shade and… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Many men are mere warehouses full of merchandise--the head, the heart, are stuffed with goods. . . . There are apartments in… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to the world. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A man's character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
As flowers always wear their own colors and give forth their own fragrance every day alike, so should Christians maintain their character… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
We never know how much one loves till we know how much he is willing to endure and suffer for us; and… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Morality is character and conduct such as is required by the circle or community in which the man's life happens to be… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The Bible stands alone in human literature in its elevated conception of manhood, in character and conduct. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Morality is good, and is accepted of God, as far as it goes; but the difficulty is, it does not go far… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The little troubles and worries of life may be as stumbling blocks in our way, or we may make them stepping-stones to… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Do not be troubled because you have not great virtues. God made a million spears of grass where He made one tree.… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
We not only live among men, but there are airy hosts, blessed spectators, sympathetic lookers-on, that see and know and appreciate our… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A man's true estate of power and riches is to be in himself; not in his dwelling or position or external relations,… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
There is a patience that cackles. There are a great many virtues that are hen-like. They are virtue, to be sure; but… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Love is the medicine of all moral evil. By it the world is to be cured of sin. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Little lies are very dangerous, because there are so many of them, and because each one of them scours upon the character… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Character, like porcelain-ware, must be painted before it is glazed. There can be no change of color after it is burned in. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Religion is the fruit of the Spirit, a Christian character, a true life. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
What is the disposition which makes men rejoice in good bargains? There are few people who will not be benefited by pondering… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Morality must always precede and accompany religion, and yet religion is much more than morality. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
There are not anywhere else so many ways of trickery, so many false lights, so many veils, so many guises, so many… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A man's ledger does not tell what he is, or what he is worth. Count what is in man, not what is… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A man that has lost moral sense is like a man in battle with both of his legs shot off: he has… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Nothing can compare in beauty, and wonder, and admirableness, and divinity itself, to the silent work in obscure dwellings of faithful women… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Astronomers have built telescopes which can show myriads of stars unseen before; but when a man looks through a tear in his own eye,… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A lie always needs a truth for a handle to it. The worst lies are those whose blade is false, but whose handle is… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Miracles are like candles lit up until the sun rises, and then blown out. Therefore, I am amused when I hear sects and churches… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Even a liar tells a hundred truths to one lie; he has to, to make the lie good for anything. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Our sweetest experiences of affection are meant to be suggestions of that realm which is the home of the heart. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
In America there is not one single element of civilization that is not made to depend, in the end, upon public opinion. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The best lessons a man ever learns are from his mistakes. It is not for want of schoolmasters that we are still ignorant. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings, and strictly honest who complained of bad luck. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
People may talk about the equality of the sexes! They are not equal. The silent smile of a sensible, loving woman will vanquish ten… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Mirthfulness is in the mind and you cannot get it out. It is just as good in its place as conscience or veneration. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
