When a man has no longer any conception of excellence above his own, his voyage is done, he is dead,--dead in trespasses… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The best stock a man can invest in, is the stock of a farm; the best shares are plow shares; and the… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
No man is such a conqueror, as the one that has defeated himself. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
There is not on earth so base a knave as the man who wins the love of a woman when he knows… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
That which distinguishes man from the brute is his power, in dealing with Nature, to milk her laws, and make them give… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
When a man can look upon the simple wild-rose, and feel no pleasure, his taste has been corrupted. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Some men think that the globe is a sponge that God puts into their hands to squeeze for their own garden or… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
No cradle for an emperor's child was ever prepared with so much magnificence as this world has been made for man. But… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Many men are mere warehouses full of merchandise--the head, the heart, are stuffed with goods. . . . There are apartments in… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Socially we are woven into the fabric of society, where every man is like one thread in a piece of cloth. No… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to the world. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
We have the promises of God as thick as daisies in summer meadows, that death, which men most fear, shall be to… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Brethren, we are all sailing home; and by and by, when we are not thinking of it, some shadowy thing (men call… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A man's character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Prayer covers the whole of man's life. There is no thought, feeling, yearning, or desire, however low, trifling, or vulgar we may… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The conditions of city life may be made healthy, so far as the physical constitution is concerned; but there is connected with… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The beginnings of moral enterprises in this world are never to be measured by any apparent growth. ... At length comes the… — 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
God does not refuse to make himself known to man. He only will not do it by the symbolism of matter. He… — 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
You can imagine thistle-down so light that when you run after it your running motion would drive it away from you, and… — 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
