Henry Ward Beecher Quotes - Page 2

• The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Time, Morning, Motivation

  henry ward beecher (1858). “life thoughts,”, p.95

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• Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Years, May, Spheres

  Henry Ward Beecher, William Drysdale (1887). “Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit”

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• If you want your neighbor to know what Christ will do for him, let the neighbor see what Christ has done for you.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Done, Want, Christ

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• God puts the excess of hope in one man, in order that it may be a medicine to the man who is despondent.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Hope, Men, Order

  Henry Ward Beecher (1871). “Lectures to young men, on various important subjects”, p.314

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• The greatest architect and the one most needed is hope.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Hope, Optimism, Architect

  Henry Ward Beecher (1893). “The Original Plymouth Pulpit: Sermons from the Stenographic Reports by T.J. Ellinwood. September 1868 to September 1873”

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• The Bible is like a telescope. If a man looks through his telescope, then he sees worlds beyond; but, if he looks at his telescope, then he does not see anything but that.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Men, Doe, Looks

  Henry Ward Beecher (1872). “One Thousand Gems”, p.157

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• Home should be the center of joy, equatorial and tropical.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Home, Joy, Should

  Henry Ward Beecher (1887). “Beecher : Christian Philosopher, Pulpit Orator, Patriot and Philantropist: A Volume of Representative Selections from the Sermons, Lectures, Prayers, and Letters of Henry Ward Beecher”

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• Never forget what a man has said to you when he was angry. If he has charged you with anything, you had better look it up.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Anger, Men, Looks

  Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life Thoughts”, p.104

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

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Inspirational, Strength, Success

  Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life Thoughts”, p.33

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• The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Broken Heart, War, Practice

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• It is not what we read, but what we remember, that makes us learned. It is not what we intend, but what we do that makes us useful. It is not a few faint wishes, but a life long struggle, that makes us valiant.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Struggle, Long, Wish

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• We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Love, Inspirational, Family

  "Royal Truths, etc".

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• I beseech you to correct one fault - severe speech of others; never speak evil of any man, no matter what the facts may be.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Men, Evil, May

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• There is a power in the human mind ... to see things as they are ... but there is equally a power to see things as they might be.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Mind, Might, Humans

  Henry Ward Beecher (1872). “Plymouth Pulpit: A Weekly Publication of Sermons Preached by Henry Ward Beecher”, p.150

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• The most dangerous people are the ignorant.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  War, People, Ignorant

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• 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.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Life And Love, Taken, People

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• Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Inspirational, Life, Thankful

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• 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. Do not look back on happiness -- or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Dream, Time, Cheer

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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.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Funny, Christian, Education

  Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life Thoughts”, p.140

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• The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Love, Positive, Summer

  Henry Ward Beecher (1871). “Lectures to young men, on various important subjects”, p.296

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• Too much looking backward ... is bad for progress.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Progress, Too Much, Looking Back

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• Everyone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Influence

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• Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Friendship, Forgiveness, War

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• Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Marriage, Couple, War

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• This world is magnificent for strangers and pilgrims, but miserable for residents.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  World, Miserable, Stranger

  Henry Ward Beecher (1866). “Royal truths”, p.232

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