henry ward beecher Quotes 1
| Name | Birthday | Death Date | Nationality | father | Mother | Profession | Famous For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ward Beecher | 24 June 1813 | 8 March 1887 | American | Lyman Beecher | Roxana Beecher | Preacher | 19th-century minister, preacher, and social reformer who supported abolition and women's suffrage. |
A list of popular henry ward beecher quotes are given below.
"The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance." - Henry Ward Beecher
"Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house." - Henry Ward Beecher
"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." - Henry Ward Beecher
"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself." - Henry Ward Beecher
"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures." - Henry Ward Beecher
"A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to your longing with full instruction, but pursues you never." - Henry Ward Beecher
"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things." - Henry Ward Beecher
"We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning." - Henry Ward Beecher
"The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope." - Henry Ward Beecher
"No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it." - Henry Ward Beecher
"A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves." - Henry Ward Beecher
"What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away." - Henry Ward Beecher
"Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending for one." - Henry Ward Beecher
"Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it." - Henry Ward Beecher