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
war feelings action
See that each hour's feelings, and thoughts and actions are pure and true; then your life will be also.
selfish war forgiving
Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself.
dog war animal
The dog is the god of frolic.
friendship forgiveness war
Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
inspirational war science
The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.
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.
gratitude pain war
Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.
mother war being-a-mom
What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin.
art war get-well-soon
To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.
wisdom philosophy war
The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.
prayer war men
It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk.
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.
mom mother war
The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart.
happiness war joy
In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows cast.