Heaven will be inherited by every man who has heaven in his soul. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Refinement is the lifting of one's self upwards from the merely sensual; the effort of the soul to etherealize the common wants… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The continuance and frequent fits of anger produce in the soul a propensity to be angry; which oftentimes ends in choler, bitterness,… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
When God thought of mother, He must have laughed with satisfaction, and framed it quickly - so rich, so deep, so divine,… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Liberty is the soul's right to breathe and, when it cannot take a long breath, laws are girdled too tight. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
It is a view of God that compensates every thing else, and enables the soul to rest in His bosom. How, when… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Our yearnings are homesicknesses for heaven; our sighings are for God, just as children that cry themselves asleep away from home, and… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Happy is the man who has that in his soul which acts upon the dejected as April airs upon violet roots. Gifts… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
There are apartments in the soul which have a glorious outlook; from whose windows you can see across the river of death,… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Reason is a permanent blessing of God to the soul. Without it there can be no large religion. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The human soul is God's treasury, out of which he coins unspeakable riches. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Go on your knees before God. Bring all your idols; bring self-will, and pride, and every evil lust before Him, and give… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
That which men suppose the imagination to be, and to do, is often frivolous enough and mischievous enough; but that which God… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Not thine the sorrow, but ours, sainted soul! Thou hast indeed entered into the promised land, while we are yet on the… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Repentance is the turning of the soul from the way of midnight to the point of the coming sun. — 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
