Sorrows, as storms, bring down the clouds close to the earth; sorrows bring heaven down close; and they are instruments of cleansing and purifying. Henry Ward Beecher More Quotes by Henry Ward Beecher More Quotes From Henry Ward Beecher People of too much sentiment are like fountains, whose overflow keeps a disagreeable puddle about them. Henry Ward Beecher puddles too-much people The soul is a temple; and God is silently building it by night and by day. Precious thoughts are building it; disinterested love is building it; all-penetrating faith is building it. Henry Ward Beecher soul love-is night In regard to the great mass of men, anything that breaks the realm of fear is not salutary, but dangerous; because it takes off one of the hoops that hold the barrel together in which the evil spirits are confined. Henry Ward Beecher evil fear men Today is a goblet day. The whole heavens have been mingled with exquisite skill to a delicious flavor, and the crystal cup put to every lip. Breathing is like ethereal drinking. It is a luxury simply to exist. Henry Ward Beecher breathing skills drinking A man without ambition is like a beautiful worm - it can creep, but it cannot fly. Henry Ward Beecher ambition beautiful men The church is no more religion than the masonry of the aqueduct is the water that flows through it. Henry Ward Beecher aqueducts church water Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men or animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others are plain, honest and upright, like the broad faced sunflower and the hollyhock. Henry Ward Beecher flower animal men And now we beseech of Thee that we may have every day some such sense of God's mercy and of the power of God about us, as we have of the fullness of the light of heaven before us. Henry Ward Beecher light may heaven There is always work, and tools to work withal, for those, who will. Henry Ward Beecher horny toil tools The Bible is like a telescope. If a man looks through his telescope, then he sees worlds beyond; but, if he looks at his telescope, then he does not see anything but that. Henry Ward Beecher doe men looks He is the happiest man who is engaged in a business which tasks the most faculties of his mind. Henry Ward Beecher tasks mind men A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself. Henry Ward Beecher power expression men The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though not of its pain. Henry Ward Beecher pain poison war There are sorrows that are not painful, but are of the nature of some acids, and give piquancy and flavor to life. Henry Ward Beecher flavor sorrow giving The commerce of the world is conducted by the strong, and usually it operates against the weak. Henry Ward Beecher strong business world I have great hope of a wicked man, slender hope of a mean one. A wicked man may be converted and become a prominent saint. A mean man ought to be converted six or seven times, one right after the other, to give him a fair start and put him on an equality with a bold, wicked man. Henry Ward Beecher giving men mean Men must read for amusement as well as for knowledge. Henry Ward Beecher amusement reading men Religion is the fruit of the Spirit, a Christian character, a true life. Henry Ward Beecher true-life christian character We only see in a lifetime a dozen faces marked with the peace of a contented spirit. Henry Ward Beecher dozen contentment faces Of all joyful, smiling, ever-laughing experiences, there are none like those which spring from true religion. Henry Ward Beecher spring laughing religion
