The last person one wants to be is themselves. Sadly, that is the best person to be.
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 BeecherSome have supposed that the mosquito is of a devout turn, and never will partake of a meal without first saying grace. The devotions of some men are but a preface to blood-sucking.
Henry Ward BeecherSelfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself.
Henry Ward Beecher