Henry Ward Beecher

The wisdom of to-day is the fruit of the education of all past centuries. We are heirs to the accomplishments of forgotten ages. The knowledge we possess is as a tree which draws its life

According to my principles, if a man is a messenger of God, and knows that men are in danger, and believes that he is sent to rescue them, he must be lost in the enthusiasm

If you wind up the weights of a clock, and point the hands to the proper figures, and go away, you will find them in the same place when you go away an hour later.

The nature of Divinity as disclosed by Jesus Christ, is uplifting love in a God who does not sit like some old Jupiter seeking his own happiness, and indulging in self-worship; in a God that

How many there are who roll through life performing no higher functions than the swine at the trough! They exercise not their God-given power of will to restrain, to decide, to determine. Round and fat

As birds in the hour of transmigration feel the impulse of southern lands, and gladly spread their wings for the realm of light and bloom, so may we, in the death hour feel the sweet

Oh Christian man, Oh Christian woman! Have you any scars to show in this conflict? When a war is over the heroes have scars to show. One hero rolls back a sleeve and shows a

When God breaks up your plans, and throws you to the very ground, and breaks all the threads in the loom which you were weaving, and says to you, “Begin again,” is there any Christ

Creation begins the work. Culture continues it. There is but a beginning in natural fruits, and they never, when left to nature alone, reach beyond that point. When a man finds a crab apple in

Do not be afraid to spend yourself. Do not hesitate to risk yourself. Do not shrink from treading on principle. It will carry you, as a bridge, over the deepest and darkest chasm that exists.