Henry Ward Beecher ( 10 of 89 )
Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.
Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.
A law is valuable not because it is law, but because there is right in it.
A law is valuable not because it is law, but because there is right in it.
The ignorant classes are the dangerous classes.
The ignorant classes are the dangerous classes.
God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men's weaknesses.
God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men's weaknesses.
Theology is but our ideas of truth classified and arranged.
Theology is but our ideas of truth classified and arranged.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Repentance is another name for aspiration.
Repentance is another name for aspiration.