There is no such thing as white lies; a lie is as black as a coalpit, and twice as foul.
Henry Ward BeecherA little library, growing every year, is an honorable part of a manโs history. It is a manโs duty to have books.
Henry Ward BeecherLife would be a perpetual flea hunt if a man were obliged to run down all the innuendoes, inveracities, and insinuations and misrepresentations which are uttered against him.
Henry Ward BeecherNo one can deal with the hearts of men unless he has the sympathy which is given by love.
Henry Ward Beecher