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
hate hatred soul
There is no faculty of the human soul so persistent and universal as that of hatred.
war mind science-and-religion
Theology is a science of mind applied to God.
government world anarchy
The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
character love-is personality
Conscience is the frame of character, and love is the covering for it.
world mouths quarrels
There are more quarrels smothered by just shutting your mouth, and holding it shut, than by all the wisdom in the world.
motivational success giving-up
In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
love daughter children
There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
strength being-strong loneliness
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
forgiveness spiritual two
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.
inspirational life success
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
broken-heart war practice
The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.
music flower rose
What a pity flowers can utter no sound!-A singing rose, a whispering violet, a murmuring honeysuckle ... oh, what a rare and exquisite miracle would these be!
advice blunt admonition
Downright admonition, as a rule, is too blunt for the recipient.
men bribery has-beens
Many a man has been dined out of his religion, and his politics, and his manhood, almost.