We are not to make the ideas of contentment and aspiration quarrel, for God made them fast friends. A man may aspire,… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
There are multitudes of persons whose idea of liberty is the right to do what they please, instead of the right of… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
There is a great deal more correctness of thought respecting manhood in bodily things than in moral things. For men's ideas of… — 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
Theology is but a science of applied to God. As schools change theology must necessarily change. Truth is everlasting, but our ideas… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Tyrannies are overthrown by ideas. Armies are defeated by ideas. Nations, and Time itself, are overmatched by ideas. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
There are some men's souls that are so thin, so almost destitute of what is the true idea of soul, that were… — 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
The real democratic idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other, but that every one shall… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
If one asks me the meaning of our flag, I say to him: It means all that the Constitution of our people,… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Self-government by the whole people is the teleologic idea. The republican form of government is the noblest and the best, as it… — 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
