Many a man has been dined out of his religion, and his politics, and his manhood, almost.
Henry Ward BeecherIt is part and parcel of every man's life to develop beauty in himself. All perfect things have in them an element of beauty.
Henry Ward BeecherWhat a pity flowers can utter no sound!-A singing rose, a whispering violet, a murmuring honeysuckle ... oh, what a rare and exquisite miracle would these be!
Henry Ward BeecherThere ought to be such an atmosphere in every Christian church that a man going there and sitting two hours should take the contagion of heaven, and carry home a fire to kindle the altar whence he came.
Henry Ward BeecherEvery man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page
Henry Ward BeecherIf God but cares for our inward and eternal life, if by all the experiences of this life He is reducing it and preparing for its disclosure, nothing can befall us but prosperity. Every sorrow shall be but the setting of some luminous jewel of joy. Our very morning shall be but the enamel around the diamond; our very hardships but the metallic rim that holds the opal, glancing with strange interior fires.
Henry Ward Beecher