Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

Henry Ward Beecher was 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.

Birth: June 24, 1813 - Death: March 08, 1887

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.

The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.

Topic(s): Heart , Children , Mother

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

Topic(s): Inspirational , Lying , Use

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

Topic(s): People , Should , Wisdom

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.

Topic(s): Heart , Stills , Dream

God’s grace is the oil that fills the lamp of love.

Topic(s): Love , God , Grace

It’s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.

Topic(s): Motivational , Morning , Views

The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.

Topic(s): Heart , Inspirational , Hours

There is nothing that makes more cowards and feeble men than public opinion.

Topic(s): Men , Opinion , Coward

Victories that come cheap are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.

Topic(s): Hard , Fighting , Results

Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown.

Topic(s): War , Seems , Success

The pen is the tongue of the hand; a silent utterer of words for the eye.

Topic(s): Eye , Hands , Silent

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Henry Ward Beecher Quotes