Nowhere on the globe do men live so well as in America, or grumble so much. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Good men are not those who now and then do a good act, but men who join one good act to another. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
No man is good for anything who has not some particle of obstinacy to use upon occasion. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The methods by which men have met and conquered trouble, or been slain by it, are the same in every age. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The prouder a man is, the more he thinks he deserves, and the more he thinks he deserves, the less he really… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The reason that men are so slow to confess their vices is because they have not yet abandoned them. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself, and a mean man, by one lower… — 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
Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
In engineering, that only is great which achieves. It matters not what the intention is, he who in the day of battle… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Of all man's works of art, a cathedral is greatest. A vast and majestic tree is greater than that. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The great men of earth are the shadow men, who, having lived and died, now live again and forever through their undying… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
There have been many men who left behind them that which hundreds of years have not worn out. The earth has Socrates… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength. — 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
