Death? Translated into the heavenly tongue, that word means life! — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
We should live and labor in our time that what came to us as a seed may go to the next generation… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
If anyone, then, asks me the meaning of our flag, I say to him - it means just what Concord and Lexington… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
If one, then, asks me the meaning of our flag, I say to him, It means just what Concord and Lexington meant,… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Our flag means all that our fathers meant in the Revolutionary War. It means all that the Declaration of Independence meant. It… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
By religion I mean perfected manhood,--the quickening of the soul by the influence of the Divine Spirit. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Some folks think that Christianity means a kind of insurance policy, and that it has little to do with this life, but… — 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
God has intended the great to be great and the little to be little ... The trade unions, under the European system,… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
I have great hope of a wicked man, slender hope of a mean one. A wicked man may be converted and become… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A door that seems to stand open must be of a man's size, or it is not the door that providence means… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Oftentimes great and open temptations are the most harmless because they come with banners flying and bands playing and all the munitions… — 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
God wishes to exhaust all means of kindness before His hand takes hold on justice. — 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
