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
government anarchy mischief
The mischiefs of anarchy have been equaled by the mischiefs of government.
christian soul god-love
What could make me love my fellow Christian better than to see that God loves us all as we were all one soul?
christian flower odor
Christians should be like a flower store: the odor of sanctity should betray them wherever they are.
liberty wave providence
The tidal wave of God's providence is carrying liberty throughout the globe.
nature roots growth
All human affairs follow nature's great analogue, the growth of vegetation. There are three periods of growth in every plant. The first, and slowest, is the invisible growth by the root; the second and much accelerated is the visible growth by the stem; but when root and stem have gathered their forces, there comes the third period, in which the plant quickly flashes into blossom and rushes into fruit.
stars eye men
Astronomers have built telescopes which can show myriads of stars unseen before; but when a man looks through a tear in his own eye, that is a lens which opens reaches into the unknown, and reveals orbs which no telescope, however skilfully constructed, could do.
civilization leisure
There can be no high civilization where there is not ample leisure.
love love-is ownership
Love is ownership. We own whom we love. The universe is God's because He loves.
hope worship despondency
Despondency is ingratitude; hope is God's worship.
humor medicine mirth
Mirth is God's medicine.
home young benefactors
Whoever makes home seem to the young dearer and more happy, is a public benefactor.
men good-man now-and-then
Good men are not those who now and then do a good act, but men who join one good act to another.
god glory goodness
God's glory is His goodness.
men choices desire
Men have a thousand desires to a bushel of choices.