Leaves die, but trees do not. They only undress.
HENRY WARD BEECHERLeaves die, but trees do not. They only undress.
HENRY WARD BEECHERAs warmth makes even glaciers trickle, and opens streams in the ribs of frozen mountains, so the heart knows the full flow and life of its grief only when it begins to melt and pass away.
HENRY WARD BEECHERThe meanest thing in the world is the devil.
HENRY WARD BEECHERYou are not called to be a canary in a cage. You are called to be an eagle, and to fly sun to sun, over continents.
HENRY WARD BEECHEREveryone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.
HENRY WARD BEECHERA library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
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 BEECHERTo do good work a man should no doubt be industrious. To do great work he must certainly be idle a well.
HENRY WARD BEECHERIf a man can have only one kind of sense, let him have common sense. If he has that and uncommon sense too, he is not far from genius.
HENRY WARD BEECHERIntelligence increases mere physical ability one half. The use of the head abridges the labor of the hands.
HENRY WARD BEECHERThere is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves.
HENRY WARD BEECHERCompassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
HENRY WARD BEECHEROnes best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
HENRY WARD BEECHERRepentance is another name for aspiration.
HENRY WARD BEECHERIt is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship.
HENRY WARD BEECHERIt’s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
HENRY WARD BEECHER