Henry Ward Beecher ( 10 of 89 )
Well-married, a man is winged: ill-matched, he is shackled.
Well-married, a man is winged: ill-matched, he is shackled.
Take all the robes of all the good judges that have ever lived on the face of the earth, and read more
Take all the robes of all the good judges that have ever lived on the face of the earth, and they would not be large enough to cover the iniquity of one corrupt judge
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.
He who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and
will find the flaw when read more
He who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and
will find the flaw when he may have forgotten its cause.
Man is at the bottom an animal, midway, a citizen, and at the top, divine. But the climate of this read more
Man is at the bottom an animal, midway, a citizen, and at the top, divine. But the climate of this world is such that few ripen at the top.
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.
A library is but the soul's burial-ground. It is the land of
shadows.
A library is but the soul's burial-ground. It is the land of
shadows.
Flowers are the sweetest things that God ever made and forgot to put a soul into
Flowers are the sweetest things that God ever made and forgot to put a soul into
To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.
To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.
The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man, and never fails to see a bad read more
The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man, and never fails to see a bad one. He is the human owl, vigilant in darkness and blind to light, mousing for vermin, and never seeing noble game.
