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
crush morning night
In the morning, we carry the world like Atlas; at noon, we stoop and bend beneath it; and at night, it crushes us flat to the ground.
soul signals rallying
Fear is the soul's signal for rallying.
mind mirth veneration
Mirthfulness is in the mind and you cannot get it out. It is just as good in its place as conscience or veneration.
lying white black
There is no such thing as white lies; a lie is as black as a coalpit, and twice as foul.
heart night land
Not thine the sorrow, but ours, sainted soul! Thou hast indeed entered into the promised land, while we are yet on the march. To us remain the rocking of the deep, the storm upon the land, days of duty and nights of watching; but thou are sphered high above all darkness and fear, beyond all sorrow and weariness. Rest, oh, weary heart!
morning sunday men
Some men will not shave on Sunday, and yet they spend all the week in shaving their fellow-men; and many folks think it very wicked to black their boots on Sunday morning, yet they do not hesitate to black their neighbor's reputation on week-days.
anger men looks
Never forget what a man has said to you when he was angry. If he has charged you with anything, you had better look it up.
death flower may
Death is the dropping of the flower, that the fruit may swell.
music dust piano
This world is not a platform where you will hear Thalberg-piano-playing. It is a piano manufactory, where are dust and shavings and boards, and saws and files and rasps and sandpapers. The perfect instrument and the music will be hereafter.
family ratios burden
In the family, happiness is in the ratio in which each is serving the others, seeking one another's good, and bearing one another's burdens.
book school intelligent
There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions, and books.
reality men community
Do not be afraid because the, community teems with excitement. Silence and death are dreadful. The rush of life, the vigor of earnest men, the conflict of realities, invigorate, cleanse, and establish the truth.
anger men thinking
If a man meets with injustice, it is not required that he shall not be roused to meet it; but if he is angry after he has had time to think upon it, that is sinful. The flame is not wring, but the coals are.
summer flower men
A world without a Sabbath would be like a man without a smile, like summer without flowers, and like a homestead without a garden. It is the most joyous day of the week.