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
men forever heaven
Many men build as cathedrals are built-the part nearest the ground finished, but that part which soars toward heaven, the turrets and the spires, forever incomplete.
strong school defeat
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
clouds heaven sorrow
Sorrows, as storms, bring down the clouds close to the earth; sorrows bring heaven down close; and they are instruments of cleansing and purifying.
dream time cheer
No 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.
giving sorrow flavor
There are sorrows that are not painful, but are of the nature of some acids, and give piquancy and flavor to life.
pain war poison
The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though not of its pain.
men mind tasks
He is the happiest man who is engaged in a business which tasks the most faculties of his mind.
men power expression
A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.
mind might humans
There is a power in the human mind ... to see things as they are ... but there is equally a power to see things as they might be.
strong business world
The commerce of the world is conducted by the strong, and usually it operates against the weak.
horny toil tools
There is always work, and tools to work withal, for those, who will.
funny christian education
The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.
horse bells jingles
The mere wit is only a human bauble. He is to life what bells are to horses-not expected to draw the load, but only to jingle while the horses draw.
faith recognition senses
Faith is a recognition of those things which are above the senses.