Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecherwas an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth24 June 1813
CountryUnited States of America
inspirational war never-forget
Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.
men self pieces
A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.
long bird joy
There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away.
good-humor all-things tolerable
Good-humor makes all things tolerable
love rivers world
Love is the river of life in the world.
memorable heart history
The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in the household and the closet, than on the most memorable battlefields in history.
children energy manage
That energy which makes a child hard to manage is the energy which afterwards makes him a manager of life.
patriotic thoughtful patriotism
A thoughtful mind, when it sees a Nation's flag, sees not the flag only, but the Nation itself
book glory endless
That endless book, the newspaper, is our national glory.
war men funeral
When a nation's young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already rung.
war adversity religion
We are always on the anvil; by trials God is shaping us for higher things.
victory causes losing
Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.
inspirational life thankful
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
happiness happy teacher
He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.