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
understanding may matter
Involved sentences, crooked, circuitous, and parenthetical, no matter how musically they may be balanced, are prejudicial to a facile understanding of the truth.
inspirational motivational attitude
A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.
fear men evil
In regard to the great mass of men, anything that breaks the realm of fear is not salutary, but dangerous; because it takes off one of the hoops that hold the barrel together in which the evil spirits are confined.
summer anger men
A man who cannot get angry is like a stream that cannot overflow, that is always turbid. Sometimes indignation is as good as a thunderstorm in summer, clearing and cooling the air.
men experience portraits
God sends experience to paint men's portraits.
drinking breathing skills
Today is a goblet day. The whole heavens have been mingled with exquisite skill to a delicious flavor, and the crystal cup put to every lip. Breathing is like ethereal drinking. It is a luxury simply to exist.
people puddles too-much
People of too much sentiment are like fountains, whose overflow keeps a disagreeable puddle about them.
motivational happiness spring
A man without mirth is like wagon without springs, in which one is caused disagreeably to jolt by every pebble over which it turns.
war people ignorant
The most dangerous people are the ignorant.
inspirational strength success
Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
educational book reading
A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
men order work-out
A dull axe never loves grindstones, but a keen workman does; and he puts his tool on them in order that it may be sharp. And men do not like grinding; but they are dull for the purposes which God designs to work out with them, and therefore He is grinding them.
happiness cheer blessed
Blessed are the happiness makers. Blessed are they who know how to shine on one's gloom with their cheer.
fashion men clothes
Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.