Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
Henry Ward BeecherThe superfluous blossoms on a fruit tree are meant to symbolize the large way God loves to do pleasant things.
Henry Ward BeecherIn friendship your heart is like a bell struck every time your friend is in trouble.
Henry Ward BeecherYou cannot sift out the poor from the community. The poor are indispensable to the rich.
Henry Ward BeecherWe never know how much one loves till we know how much he is willing to endure and suffer for us; and it is the suffering element that measures love. The characters that are great must, of necessity, be characters that shall be willing, patient and strong to endure for others. To hold our nature in the willing service of another is the divine idea of manhood, of the human character.
Henry Ward Beecher