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
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It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending for one.
It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.
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A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
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Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.
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All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.
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The overweening self-respect of conceited men relieves others from the duty of respecting them at all
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There was never such a gigantic lie told as the fable of the Garden of Eden
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There never was a person who did anything worth doing, who did not receive more than he gave.
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There never was a person that did anything worth doing who did not really receive more than he gave
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A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs-jolted by every pebble in the road.
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Any law that takes hold of a man's daily life cannot prevail in a community, unless the vast majority of the community are actively in favor of it. The laws that are the most operative are the laws which protect life.
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The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.