Henry Ward Beecher on action
Henry Ward Beecher170 quotes“The cynic puts all human actions into two classes – openly bad and secretly bad.”
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It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher 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.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Life would be a perpetual flea hunt if a man were obliged to run down all the innuendoes, inveracities, and insinuations and misrepresentations which are uttered against him.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Blessed are they who know how to shine on one’s gloom with their cheer.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Sorrows, 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 BeecherHenry Ward Beecher If you are idle, you are on the road to ruin; and there are few stopping-places upon it. It is rather a precipice than a road
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for Christ for the honest purpose of becoming better.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher
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Those who can think, but cannot express what they think, place themselves at the level of those who cannot think.
PericlesPericles A leader, once convinced a particular course of action is the right one, must have the determination to stick with it and be undaunted when the going gets tough.
Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.
Rosa ParksRosa Parks Out of anger comes controversy, out of controversy comes conversation, out of conversation comes action.
Tupac ShakurTupac Shakur To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
Imam AliImam Ali Dreams and reality are opposites. Action synthesizes them.
Assata ShakurAssata Shakur I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor to hate them, but to understand them.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza I don’t really like talking. I like to execute. I’m not a talking person. I’m an action person.
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