The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.
Henry Ward BeecherI beseech you to correct one fault - severe speech of others; never speak evil of any man, no matter what the facts may be.
Henry Ward BeecherSome men will not shave on Sunday, and yet they spend all the week in shaving their fellow-men; and many folks think it very wicked to black their boots on Sunday morning, yet they do not hesitate to black their neighbor's reputation on week-days.
Henry Ward BeecherGood nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.
Henry Ward Beecher