God makes the life fertile by disappointments, as he makes the ground fertile by frosts.
Henry Ward BeecherMany a man has been dined out of his religion, and his politics, and his manhood, almost.
Henry Ward BeecherJohn Wesley quaintly observed that the road to heaven is a narrow path, not intended for wheels, and that to ride in a coach here and to go to heaven hereafter, was a happiness too much for man.
Henry Ward Beecher