Famous Quotes & Sayings

Henry Ward Beecher

It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.

Henry Ward Beecher

Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.

Henry Ward Beecher

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.

Henry Ward Beecher

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.

Henry Ward Beecher

The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.

Henry Ward Beecher

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.

Henry Ward Beecher

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

Henry Ward Beecher

Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.

Henry Ward Beecher

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Henry Ward Beecher

The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.

Henry Ward Beecher

Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.

Henry Ward Beecher

Men's best successes come after their disappointments.

Henry Ward Beecher

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

Henry Ward Beecher

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

Henry Ward Beecher

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

Henry Ward Beecher

A door that seems to stand open must be of a man's size, or it is not the door that providence means for him.

Henry J. Kaiser

I make progress by having people around me who are smarter than I am and listening to them. And I assume that everyone is smarter about something than I am.

Henry J. Kaiser

Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition - in having put forth the best within you.

Henry J. Kaiser

When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

Henry Kravis

A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them.

Henry James

What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?

Henry James

To take what there is in life and use it, without waiting forever in vain for the preconceived, to dig deep into the actual and get something out of that; this, doubtless, is the right way to live.

Henry James

We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.

Henry James

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

Henry James

It's time to start living the life you've imagined.

Henry Drummond

Happiness... consists in giving, and in serving others.

Henry Cloud

Faith goes beyond reason. It goes beyond what you can see. But it is as real as anything you can touch or feel.

Henry Cloud

We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing. Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.

Henry Fielding

Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.

Helen Thomas

Life is too short to drink the house wine.

Helena Bonham Carter

If you're a queen, you're powerless, so I'd probably demote myself and go shopping.

Johann Sebastian Bach

I play the notes as they are written, but it is God who makes the music.

Johannes Brahms

Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.