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
motivational success giving-up
In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
motivation war ambition
God made man to go by motives, and he will not go without them, any more than a boat without steam or a balloon without gas.
motivational men broken
All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot.
motivational famous-inspirational anything-worth-doing
There was never a person who did anything worth doing that he did not receive more than he gave.
motivational faith future
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
inspirational motivational attitude
A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.
motivational happiness spring
A man without mirth is like wagon without springs, in which one is caused disagreeably to jolt by every pebble over which it turns.
motivational graduation perseverance
It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
sports motivational-sports lost
What I spent, I had; What I kept, I lost; What I gave, I have.
motivational mean progress
We should live and labor in our time that what came to us as a seed may go to the next generation as blossom, and what came to us as blossom, may go to them as fruit. This is what we mean by progress.
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.
good liar lie tells truths
Even a liar tells 100 truths to one lie; he has to, to make the lie good for anything.
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Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock.