A lie always needs a truth for a handle to it. The worst lies are those whose blade is false, but whose… — 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
There never was a liar that had not a spot in him where he could not help admiring truth. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
I would rather speak the truth to ten men than blandishments and lying to a million. Try it, ye who think there… — 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
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
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
Men judge of Christians by taking as fair samples those that lie rotten on the ground. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as white lies; a lie is as black as a coalpit, and twice as foul. — 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
There is no right more universal and more sacred, because lying so near the root of existence, than the right of men… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Wealth in activity--capital with all its friction--is far safer than invested wealth lying dead. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
It is not when the cable lies coiled up on the deck that you know how strong or how weak it is;… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Little lies are very dangerous, because there are so many of them, and because each one of them scours upon the character… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Nothing is orderly till man takes hold of it. Everything in creation lies around loose. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
I know it is more agreeable to walk upon carpets than to lie upon dungeon floors, I know it is pleasant to… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Some people think black is the color of heaven, and that the more they can make their faces look like midnight, the… — 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
