The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
HENRY WARD BEECHERNo matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy the sunlight today, mix good cheer with friends today, enjoy it and bless God for it. Do not look back on happiness — or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it.
More Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Happiness is not the end of life: character is.
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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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Sorrow makes men sincere.
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The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.
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The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
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Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.
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The Bible is God’s chart for you to steer by, to keep you from the bottom of the sea, and to show you where the harbor is, and how to reach it without running on rocks or bars.
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Debt rolls a man over and over, binding him hand and foot, and letting him hang upon the fatal mesh until the long-legged interest devours him.
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Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.
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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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It will not do to be saints at meeting and sinners everywhere else.
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I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note – torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
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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 beginning is the promise of the end.
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Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
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