Henry Ward Beecher Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.”

“Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.”

“Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.”

“Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.”

“The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.”

“God made man to go by motives, and he will not go without them, any more than a boat without steam or a balloon without gas.”

“To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice.”

“Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.”

“Love is the river of life in the world.”

“The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.”