Nowhere on the globe do men live so well as in America, or grumble so much. — 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
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
You cannot play the hypocrite before God; and to obtain pardon you must cease to sin, as well as to be exercised… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Sometimes fear is wholesome and rational; it is well to swing fear as a mighty battle-axe over men's heads when no other… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A tool is but the extension of a man's hand, and a machine is but a complex tool. And he that invents… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
One might as well attempt to calculate mathematically the contingent forms of the tinkling bits of glass in a kaleidoscope as to… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A good digestion is as truly obligatory as a good conscience; pure blood is as truly a part of mankind as a… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
A lie is a very short wick in a very small lamp. The oil of reputation is very soon sucked up and… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Indeed, unless a man can link his written thoughts with the everlasting wants of men, so that they shall draw more from… — 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
Our children that die young are like those spring bulbs which have their flowers prepared beforehand, and leave nothing to do but… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
It is not desirable that we should live as in the constant atmosphere and presence of death; that would unfit us for… — 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… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Many will say, "I can find God without the help of the Bible, or church, or minister." Very well. Do so if… — 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
