Quotes from Henry Ward Beecher
Suffering is part of the divine idea.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without in himself.
- Henry Ward Beecher
The blossom cannot tell what becomes of its odor; and no man can tell what becomes of his influence.
- Henry Ward Beecher
It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Worry is rust upon the blade.
- Henry Ward Beecher
It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hardly put more upon a man than he can bear. Worry is the rust upon the blade. It is not the revolution which destroys the machinery but the friction. Fear secretes acids; but love and trust are sweet juices
- Henry Ward Beecher
Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Heaven will be inherited by every man who has heaven in his soul.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending for one.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Sorrow makes men sincere.
- Henry Ward Beecher
In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful life unto God.
- Henry Ward Beecher