Let parents who hate their offspring rear them to hate labor, and to inherit riches; and before long they will be stung… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as preaching patience into people, unless the sermon is so long that they have to practice it… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
At the bottom of every leaf-stem is a cradle, and in it is an infant germ; the winds will rock it, the… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Money in the hands of one or two men is like a dungheap in a barnyard. So long as it lies in… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
It was the German schoolhouse which destroyed Napoleon III. France, since then, is making monster cannon and drilling soldiers still, but she… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
In the early ages men ruled by strength; now they rule by brain, and so long as there is only one man… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Earthly love is a brief and penurious stream, which only flows in spring, with a long summer drought. The change from a… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
No emotion, any more than a wave, can long retain its own individual form. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Where all of the man is what property he owns, it does not take long to annihilate him. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Success surely comes with conscience in the long run, other things being equal. Capacity and fidelity are commercially profitable qualities. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
So we fall asleep in Jesus. We have played long enough at the games of life, and at last we feel the… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Liberty is the soul's right to breathe and, when it cannot take a long breath, laws are girdled too tight. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Age and youth look upon life from the opposite ends of the telescope; it is exceedingly long,--it is exceedingly short. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
It is not what we read, but what we remember, that makes us learned. It is not what we intend, but what… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
We are apt to believe in Providence so long as we have our own way; but if things go awry, then we… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A grindstone that had not grit in it, how long would it take to sharpen an ax? And affairs that had not… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
What profusion is there in His work! When trees blossom there is not a single breastpin, but a whole bosom full of… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Very few men acquire wealth in such a manner as to receive pleasure from it. Just as long as there is the… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Debt rolls a man over and over, binding him hand and foot, and letting him hang upon the fatal mesh until the… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
As long as society is absolutely divided as milk is, the cream being at the top and the impoverished milk at the… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Like waves, our feelings may continue by repeating themselves, by intermittent rushes; but no emotion any more than a wave can long… — 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
