Henry Ward Beecher

There is no faculty of the human soul so persistent and universal as that of hatred.

There is no faculty of the human soul so persistent and universal as that of hatred.

Heaven will be inherited by every man who has heaven in his soul.

Heaven will be inherited by every man who has heaven in his soul.

A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a read more

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to read more

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. -Henry Ward Beecher.