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
egg hen lays men rich
Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her egg and then cackles
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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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It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.
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You cannot sift out the poor from the community. The poor are indispensable to the rich.
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A man's ledger does not tell what he is, or what he is worth. Count what is in man, not what is on him, if you would know what he is worth-whether rich or poor.
soul coins riches
The human soul is God's treasury, out of which he coins unspeakable riches.
work men rich
The poor man with industry is happier than the rich man in idleness.
money riches wealth
Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.
law riches poverty
Riches without law are more dangerous than is poverty without law
men thinking riches
The prouder a man is, the more he thinks he deserves, and the more he thinks he deserves, the less he really does deserve.
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.
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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.