Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs ...and then cackles. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
There are sorrows that are not painful, but are of the nature of some acids, and give piquancy and flavor to life. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Love is God's loaf; and this is that feeding for which we are taught to pray, "Give us this day our daily… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Man is that name of power which rises above them all, and gives to every one the right to be that which… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
God is a being who gives everything but punishment in over measure. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Gambling with cards or dice or stocks is all one thing. It's getting money without giving an equivalent for it. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Though cares and sorrows e'er must come, Though heart be rent, I know that God will give me strength, When mine is… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
It gives one a sudden start in going down a barren, stoney street, to see upon a narrow strip of grass, just… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A man should fear when he enjoys only the good he does publicly. Is it not, publicity rather than charity, which he… — 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
Remember God's bounty in the year. String the pearls of His favor. Hide the dark parts, except so far as they are… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day. It is a blessed baptism which gives the first waking… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Give us that calm certainty of truth, that nearness to Thee, that conviction of the reality of the life to come, which… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
That which distinguishes man from the brute is his power, in dealing with Nature, to milk her laws, and make them give… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A man should fear when he only enjoys what good he does publicly. Is it not the publicity rather than the charity… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Thou, Everlasting Strength, hast set Thyself forth to bear our burdens. May we bear Thy cross, and bearing that; find there is… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Prayer is often an argument of laziness: "Lord, my temper gives me a vast deal of inconvenience, and it would be a… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Whenever education and refinement carry us away from the common people, they are growing towards selfishness, which is the monster evil of… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Thinking cannot be clear until it has had expression-we must write, or speak, or act our thoughts, or they will remain in… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
I have great hope of a wicked man, slender hope of a mean one. A wicked man may be converted and become… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The pie should be eaten "while it is yet florescent, white or creamy yellow, with the merest drip of candied juice along… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
As the imagination is set to look into the invisible and immaterial, it seems to attract something of their vitality; and though… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Happy is the man who has that in his soul which acts upon the dejected as April airs upon violet roots. Gifts… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
If one should give me a dish of sand, and tell me there were particles of iron in it, I might look… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
It is the very wantonness of folly for a man to search out the frets and burdens of his calling and give… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
When the old creeds are threadbare, and worn through, And all too narrow for the broadening soul, Give me the fine, firm… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A very common flower adds generosity to beauty. It gives joy to the poor, to the rude, and to the multitudes who… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
As ships meet at sea a moment together, when words of greeting must be spoken, and then away upon the deep, so… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Go on your knees before God. Bring all your idols; bring self-will, and pride, and every evil lust before Him, and give… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Some of God's noblest sons, I think, will be selected from those that know how to take wealth, with all its temptations, and maintain… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share
You have seen a ship out on the bay, swinging with the tide, and seeming as if it would follow it; and yet it… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share
