A conservative young man has wound up his life before it was unreeled. We expect old men to be conservative but when a nation’s young men are so, its funeral bell is already rung.
HENRY WARD BEECHERA conservative young man has wound up his life before it was unreeled. We expect old men to be conservative but when a nation’s young men are so, its funeral bell is already rung.
HENRY WARD BEECHERPushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.
HENRY WARD BEECHERIt’s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
HENRY WARD BEECHERThe sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.
HENRY WARD BEECHERHe that does not know how wisely to meddle with public affairs in preaching the gospel, does not know how to preach the gospel.
HENRY WARD BEECHERIf a man harbors any sort of fear, it percolates through all his thinking, damages his personality, makes him landlord to a ghost.
HENRY WARD BEECHERWe let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.
HENRY WARD BEECHERSorrows, as storms, bring down the clouds close to the earth; sorrows bring heaven down close; and they are instruments of cleansing and purifying.
HENRY WARD BEECHERThe art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
HENRY WARD BEECHERChildren are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.
HENRY WARD BEECHERAdversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.
HENRY WARD BEECHERDo not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles.
HENRY WARD BEECHEREveryone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.
HENRY WARD BEECHERDo not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.
HENRY WARD BEECHERFaith is spiritualized imagination.
HENRY WARD BEECHERAre they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead that yet act? Are they dead that yet move upon society and inspire the people with nobler motives and more heroic patriotism?
HENRY WARD BEECHER