The worst prison is not of stone. It is of a throbbing heart, outraged by an infamous life.
Henry Ward BeecherA book is a garden; A book is an orchard; A book is a storehouse; A book is a party. It is company by the way; it is a counselor; it is a multitude of counselors.
Henry Ward BeecherThat energy which makes a child hard to manage is the energy which afterwards makes him a manager of life.
Henry Ward BeecherA boy is a piece of existence quite separate from all things else, and deserves separate chapters in the natural history of men.
Henry Ward BeecherThou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." I found the following quote by Goethe that can serve as a commentary on these words. "We are shaped and fashioned by what we love." "The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
Henry Ward Beecher