Some have supposed that the mosquito is of a devout turn, and never will partake of a meal without first saying grace.… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
To the covetous man life is a nightmare, and God lets him wrestle with it as best he may. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Conceited men often seem a harmless kind of men, who, by an overweening self-respect, relieve others from the duty of respecting them… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A man should fear when he enjoys only the good he does publicly. Is it not, publicity rather than charity, which he… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The prouder a man is, the more he thinks he deserves, and the more he thinks he deserves, the less he really… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The most miserable pettifogging in the world is that of a man in the court of his own consciences. — 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
Rich men are to bear the infirmities of the poor, and wise are to bear the mistakes of the ignorant. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Worry is rust upon the blade. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A boy is a piece of existence quite separate from all things else, and deserves separate chapters in the natural history of… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
It is part and parcel of every man's life to develop beauty in himself. All perfect things have in them an element… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
That state of mind in which a man is impressed with invisible things is faith. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
If you attempt to beat a man down and to get his goods for less than a fair price, you are attempting… — 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
Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men or animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
They who refuse education to a black man would turn the South into a vast poorhouse, and labor into a pendulum, necessity… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A man is a great bundle of tools. He is born into this life without the knowledge of how to use them.… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Perverted pride is a great misfortune in men; but pride in its original function, for which God created it, is indispensable to… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
No man can tell another his faults so as to benefit him, unless he loves him. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Interest works night and day in fair weather and in foul. It gnaws at a man's substance with invisible teeth. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
It is the very wantonness of folly for a man to search out the frets and burdens of his calling and give… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Man is that name of power which rises above them all, and gives to every one the right to be that which… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
God's men are better than the devil's men, and they ought to act as though they thought they were. — 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
