Quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

Beauty may be said to be God's trademark in creation.

Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.

What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away.

All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot.

And when no longer we can see Thee, may we reach out our hands, and find Thee leading us through death to immortality and glory.

God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.

Giving The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men.

A forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note, torn in two and burned up, so that it never can be shown against the man.

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.

The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in the household and the closet, than on the most memorable battlefields in history

We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.

The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.