Henry Ward Beecher

Henry Ward Beecher

"What the mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin."
132 Quotes
"What the mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin."
Henry Ward Beecher
"Fear is a kind of bell or gong which rings the mind into quick life and avoidance upon the approach of danger. It is the soul's signal for rallying."
Henry Ward Beecher
"Fear is the soul's signal for rallying."
Henry Ward Beecher
"A door that seems to stand open must be a man's size or it is not the door that Providence means for him."
Henry Ward Beecher
"No matter what looms ahead if you can eat today enjoy the sunlight today mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it."
Henry Ward Beecher
"The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will and the other from a strong won't."
Henry Ward Beecher
"Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men or animals. Some seem to smile some have a sad expression some are pensive and diffident others again are plain honest and upright."
Henry Ward Beecher
"Interest works night and day in fair weather and in foul. It gnaws at a man's substance with invisible teeth."
Henry Ward Beecher
"A tool is but the extension of a man's hand and a machine is but a complex tool. He that invents a machine augments the power of a man and the well being of mankind."
Henry Ward Beecher
"It usually takes 100 years to make a law and then after it's done its work it usually takes 100 years to be rid of it."
Henry Ward Beecher
"A tool is but the extension of a man's hand and a machine is but a complex tool. And he that invents a machine augments the power of a man and the well-being of mankind."
Henry Ward Beecher
"The humblest individual exerts some influence either for good or evil upon others."
Henry Ward Beecher
"Mirthfulness is in the mind and you cannot get it out. It is just as good in its place as conscience or veneration."
Henry Ward Beecher
"Man is at the bottom an animal midway a citizen and at the top divine. But the climate of this world is such that few ripen at the top."
Henry Ward Beecher
"A helping word to one in trouble is often like a switch on a railroad track ... an inch between wreck and smooth rolling prosperity."
Henry Ward Beecher
"It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is not according to what he has."
Henry Ward Beecher
"Good-humor makes all things tolerable."
Henry Ward Beecher
"The worst thing in this world next to anarchy is government."
Henry Ward Beecher
"Happiness is not the end of life character is."
Henry Ward Beecher
"God pardons like a mother who kisses the offense into everlasting forgetfulness."
Henry Ward Beecher
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