Angel Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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

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

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

Even a liar tells a hundred truths to one lie; he has to, to make the lie good for anything.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Our sweetest experiences of affection are meant to be suggestions of that realm which is the home of the heart.

— Henry Ward Beecher

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

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

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

THERE are joys which long to be ours.

— Henry Ward Beecher

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

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