A lie is a very short wick in a very small lamp. The oil of reputation is very soon sucked up and… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Love is not a possession but a growth. The heart is a lamp with just oil enough to burn for an hour,… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
In a great affliction there is no light either in the stars or in the sun; for when the inward light is… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Sink the Bible to the bottom of the ocean, and man's obligations to God would be unchanged. He would have the same… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Every man should use his intellect, not as he uses his lamp in the study, only for his own seeing, but as… — 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
Sink the Bible to the bottom of the ocean, and still man's obligations to God would be unchanged. He would have the… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
There are persons so radiant, so genial, so kind, so pleasure-bearin g, that you instinctively feel in their presence that they do… — 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
