Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs ...and then cackles.
Henry Ward BeecherTake all the robes of all the good judges that have ever lived on the face of the earth, and they would not be large enough to cover the iniquity of one corrupt judge.
Henry Ward BeecherMorality is good, and is accepted of God, as far as it goes; but the difficulty is, it does not go far enough.
Henry Ward BeecherIf you are idle, you are on the road to ruin; and there are few stopping-places upon it. It is rather a precipice than a road
Henry Ward Beecher