Henry Ward Beecher

Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.

Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.

Victories that are easy are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.

Victories that are easy are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.

There is but one easy place in this world, and that is the grave.

There is but one easy place in this world, and that is the grave.

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.

Feast of Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr There is not a heart but has its moments of longing, read more

Feast of Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr There is not a heart but has its moments of longing, yearning for something better; nobler; holier than it knows now.