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Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

Henry Ward Beecher quotes

American Clergyman June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887

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Pride slays thanksgiving, but an humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher quote: "Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money,..."
Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it. Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher quote: "Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else..."
Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house. Henry Ward Beecher
What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away. Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher quote: "Every young man would do well to remember that all successful..."
Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality. Henry Ward Beecher
We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. Henry Ward Beecher
No matter how good the walls and the materials are; if the foundations are not strong, the building will not stand. By and by, in some upper room, a crack will appear; and men will say: "There is the crack; but the cause is the foundation." So if, in youth, you lay the foundation of your character wrongly, the penalty will be sure to follow. The crack may be far down in old age, but somewhere it will certainly appear. Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher quote: "God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into..."
God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness. Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher quote: "Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems..."
Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown. Henry Ward Beecher
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own. Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher quote: "It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that..."
It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage. Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher quote: "The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to..."
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success. Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher quote: "The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of..."
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success. Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher quote: "Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his..."
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher quote: "Every writer dips his brush into his own soul, and paints his..."
Every writer dips his brush into his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. Henry Ward Beecher

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