The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though not of its pain.
Henry Ward BeecherSometimes fear is wholesome and rational; it is well to swing fear as a mighty battle-axe over men's heads when no other motive will move them.
Henry Ward BeecherGod's men are better than the devil's men, and they ought to act as though they thought they were.
Henry Ward BeecherNever forget what a man has said to you when he was angry. If he has charged you with anything, you had better look it up.
Henry Ward Beecher