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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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
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Work is not the curse, but drudgery is.
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There is but one easy place in this world, and that is the grave
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It is not the going out of the port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.
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It is not what we read, but what we remember that makes us learned. It is not what we intend but what we do that makes us useful. And, it is not a few faint wishes but a lifelong struggle that makes us valiant.
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Success is full of promise till a man gets it; and then it is last year's nest from which the birds have flown
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We never know the love of the parent till we become parents ourselves.
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We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.
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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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It gives one a sudden start in going down a barren, stony street, to see upon a narrow strip of grass, just within the iron fence, the radiant dandelion, shining in the grass, like a spark dropped from the sun
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No man is such a conqueror as the man who has defeated himself
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No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on the proper occasions.
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No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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The blossom cannot tell what becomes of its odor; and no man can tell what becomes of his influence