Sorrows, as storms, bring down the clouds close to the earth; sorrows bring heaven down close; and they are instruments of cleansing and purifying.
Henry Ward BeecherWhen a man can look upon the simple wild-rose, and feel no pleasure, his taste has been corrupted.
Henry Ward BeecherThe methods by which men have met and conquered trouble, or been slain by it, are the same in every age.
Henry Ward BeecherPrayer is often an argument of laziness: "Lord, my temper gives me a vast deal of inconvenience, and it would be a great task for me to correct it; and wilt thou be pleased to correct it for me, that I may get along easier?" If prayer was answered under such circumstances, independent of action of natural laws, it would be paying a premium on indolence.
Henry Ward Beecher