Quotes from Henry Ward Beecher
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
- Henry Ward Beecher
We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Fear secretes acids; but love and trust are sweet juices.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Fear is the soul's signal for rallying.
- Henry Ward Beecher
The fear of doing right is the grand treason in times of danger.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Many people are afraid to embrace religion, for fear they shall not succeed in maintaining it.
- Henry Ward Beecher
God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only question is how
- Henry Ward Beecher
A coat that is not used, the moths eat; and a Christian who is hung up so that he shall not be tempted-the moths eat him; and they have poor food at that.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Truths are first clouds; then rain, then harvest and food.
- Henry Ward Beecher
There is an ugly kind of forgiveness in this world--a kind of hedgehog forgiveness, shot out like quills.
- Henry Ward Beecher
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness. It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
- Henry Ward Beecher
God pardons like a mother who kisses the offense into everlasting forgetfulness.
- Henry Ward Beecher