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
To do good work a man should no doubt be industrious. To do great work he must certainly be idle a well. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A man has a right to picture God according to his need, whatever it be. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
No man rides so high and in such good company as the man that allies himself to a truth. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
There is so much that is deaf and dumb in man, and so much that is paralyzed, so much that is shrunken,… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
I used to think the Lord's Prayer was a short prayer; but as I live longer, and see more of life, I… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war, it is excitement. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A man's religion is himself. If he is right-minded toward God, he is religious; if the Lord Jesus Christ is his schoolmaster,… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Every man carries a menagerie in himself; and, by stirring him up all around, you will find every sort of animal represented… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Many a man has been dined out of his religion, and his politics, and his manhood, almost. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
We not only live among men, but there are airy hosts, blessed spectators, sympathetic lookers-on, that see and know and appreciate our… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
There is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A man's true estate of power and riches is to be in himself; not in his dwelling or position or external relations,… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
His nature is such that our often coming does not tire him. The whole burden of the whole life of every man… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Rich men are to bear the infirmities of the poor. Wise men are to bear the mistakes of the ignorant. Strong men… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Never forget what a man has said to you when he was angry. If he has charged you with anything, you had… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
There is no greater crime than to stand between a man and his development; to take any law or institution and put… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
If a man has come to that point where he is no content that he says; I do not want to know… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
As ships meet at sea a moment together, when words of greeting must be spoken, and then away upon the deep, so… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man, and then qualifies it with a… — 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
Half the spiritual difficulties that men and women suffer arise from a morbid state of health — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Walking humbly, you are more of a man than you were when you walked proudly. — 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
