Henry Ward Beecher ( 10 of 89 )
Faith is spiritualized imagination.
Faith is spiritualized imagination.
In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
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.
Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the
ground finished; but that part which soars toward read more
Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the
ground finished; but that part which soars toward heaven, the
turrets and the spires, forever incomplete.
A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the read more
A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.
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.
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is read more
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the read more
No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the nostrils.
God's providence is on the side of clear heads.
God's providence is on the side of clear heads.
