Henry Ward Beecher
Clergyman
1813-06-24 – 1887-03-08
Henry Ward Beecher was an American Congregationalist clergyman and public speaker. He was a leading abolitionist voice before and during the American Civil War.
Books by Henry Ward Beecher
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Yale lectures on preaching
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The life of Jesus, the Christ
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Quotes by Henry Ward Beecher
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One best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
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There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away.
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Well married, a man is winged— ill-matched, he is shackled.
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There are more quarrels smothered by just shutting your mouth, and holding it shut, than by all the wisdom in the world.
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Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.
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Men's best successes come after their disappointments.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else.
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Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
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Now comes the mystery! (last words)
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Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.
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Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
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Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else.
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Well married, a man is winged— ill-matched, he is shackled.
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There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away.
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Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
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Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.
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Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.
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Men's best successes come after their disappointments.
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One best success comes after their greatest disappointments.
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