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
real war men
The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance.
real failure men
The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
war character reality
A man's character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation in other people; that is the substance, this is the shadow.
reality men community
Do not be afraid because the, community teems with excitement. Silence and death are dreadful. The rush of life, the vigor of earnest men, the conflict of realities, invigorate, cleanse, and establish the truth.
prayer real men
Prayer covers the whole of man's life. There is no thought, feeling, yearning, or desire, however low, trifling, or vulgar we may deem it, which if it affects our real interest or happiness, we may not lay before God and be sure of sympathy.
wall real community
When a church is faithless to its duties, the real church is outside its walls, in the community.
truth reality giving
Give us that calm certainty of truth, that nearness to Thee, that conviction of the reality of the life to come, which we shall need to bear us through the troubles of this.
real coffee home
A cup of coffee - real coffee - home-browned, home ground, home made, that comes to you dark as a hazel-eye, but changes to a golden bronze as you temper it with cream that never cheated, but was real cream from its birth, thick, tenderly yellow, perfect!
real sobriety religion
All the sobriety which' religion needs or requires is that which real earnestness produces.
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.
again expression flowers honest men others sad seem
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.
flowers forgot god soul sweetest
Flowers are the sweetest things that God ever made and forgot to put a soul into