A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
HENRY WARD BEECHERSpreading Christianity abroad is sometimes an excuse for not having it at home.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Interest works night and day in fair weather and in foul. It gnaws at a man’s substance with invisible teeth.
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It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
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To do good work a man should no doubt be industrious. To do great work he must certainly be idle a well.
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Beauty may be said to be God’s trademark in creation.
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A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road.
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The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
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Christianity is simply the ideal form of manhood represented to us by Jesus Christ.
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To array a man’s will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.
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The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
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The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.
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Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
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The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.
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In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
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Adversity, 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.
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Men go shopping just as men go out fishing or hunting, to see how large a fish may be caught with the smallest hook.
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