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
cannot forgiveness
''I can forgive, but I cannot forget,'' is only another way of saying, ''I cannot forgive.''
against burned forgiveness ought shown torn
A forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note, torn in two and burned up, so that it never can be shown against the man.
best conduct enemy forgiveness giving good proud
Giving The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men.
forgiveness anger bitterness
Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger.
friendship forgiveness war
Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
forgiveness hope track
A helping word to one in trouble is often like a switch on a railroad track-an inch between wreck and smooth-rolling prosperity.
friendship forgiveness forgive-and-forget
I can forgive but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I cannot forgive.
forgiveness spiritual two
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
forgiveness mother war
God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.
forgiveness world hedgehogs
There is an ugly kind of forgiveness in this world--a kind of hedgehog forgiveness, shot out like quills.
forgiveness enemy forgiving
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness. It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
forgiveness men forgiving
There is an ugly kind of forgiveness in this world,--a kind of hedgehog forgiveness, shot out like quills. Men take one who has offended, and set him down before the blowpipe of their indignation, and scorch him, and burn his fault into him; and when they have kneaded him sufficiently with their fiery fists, then--they forgive him.
compact himself man sells value
When a man sells 11 ounces for 12, he makes a compact with the devil, an sells himself for the value of an ounce.
next worst
The worst thing in the world next to anarchy, is government.