Henry Ward Beecher

Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and
animals. Some seem to smile; some have a read more

Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and
animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some
are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and
upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock.

Private opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent.

Private opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent.

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.

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.

Laws and institutions are constantly tending to gravitate. Like
clocks, they must be occasionally cleansed, and wound up, and read more

Laws and institutions are constantly tending to gravitate. Like
clocks, they must be occasionally cleansed, and wound up, and set
to true time.