No grace can save any man unless he helps himself.
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.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
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Walking humbly, you are more of a man than you were when you walked proudly.
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Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.
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Repentance is another name for aspiration.
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People may talk about the equality of the sexes! They are not equal. The silent smile of a sensible, loving woman will vanquish ten men.
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Blessed are they who know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.
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Some people are proud of their humility.
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The cynic puts all human actions into two classes – openly bad and secretly bad.
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You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door.
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Blessed be the man whose work drives him. Something must drive men; and if it is wholesome industry, they have no time for a thousand torments and temptations.
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Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles.
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That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.
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If you want your neighbor to know what Christ will do for him, let the neighbor see what Christ has done for you.
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It will not do to be saints at meeting and sinners everywhere else.
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Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you.
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