Henry Ward Beecher quotes - page 3

Thou, Everlasting Strength, hast set Thyself forth to bear our burdens. May we bear Thy cross, and bearing that, find there is nothing else to bear; and touching that cross, find that instead of taking away our strength, it adds thereto. Give us faith for darkness, for trouble, for sorrow, for bereavement, for disappointment; give us a faith that will abide though the earth itself should pass away - a faith for living, a faith for tying. (Henry Ward Beecher)
I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong, never speak at all, and in order not to do wrong, never do anything. View quote
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We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves. View quote
Henry Ward Beecher
There is no such thing as preaching patience into people, unless the sermon is so long that they have to practice it while they hear. View quote
Henry Ward Beecher
Whoever lives a noble life for Christ and God - he is one of God's workmen, working on that building of which God is the supreme Architect. View quote
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We are always on the anvil; by trials God is shaping us for higher things. View quote
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Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith. View quote
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A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road. View quote
Henry Ward Beecher
The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right. View quote
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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. View quote
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Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years. (Henry Ward Beecher)
Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles. View quote
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The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences. View quote
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The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones. View quote
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Fear secretes acids but love and trust are sweet juices. View quote
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In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich. View quote
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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. View quote
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The most dangerous people are the ignorant. View quote
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Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable. View quote
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A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for Christ for the honest purpose of becoming better. View quote
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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next. (Henry Ward Beecher)
To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice. View quote
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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government. View quote
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The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself. View quote
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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. View quote
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