There is no harder shield for the devil to pierce with temptation than singing with prayer. Henry Ward Beecher More Quotes by Henry Ward Beecher More Quotes From Henry Ward Beecher The poor man with industry is happier than the rich man in idleness. Henry Ward Beecher richworkmen A good digestion is as truly obligatory as a good conscience; pure blood is as truly a part of mankind as a pure faith; and a well ordered skin is the first condition of that cleanliness which is next to Godliness. Henry Ward Beecher nextskinsblood Every city should make the common school so rich, so large, so ample, so beautiful in its endowments, and so fruitful in its results, that a private school will not be able to live under the drip of it. Henry Ward Beecher educationbeautifulschool Of all man's works of art, a cathedral is greatest. A vast and majestic tree is greater than that. Henry Ward Beecher greatnessmenart We know that the gifts which men have do not come from the schools. If a man is a plain, literal, factual man, you can make a great deal more of him in his own line by education than without education, just as you can make a great deal more of a potato if you cultivate it than if you do not; but no cultivation in this world will ever make an apple out of a potato. Henry Ward Beecher educationmenschool There is not a person we employ who does not, like ourselves, desire recognition, praise, gentleness, forbearance, patience. Henry Ward Beecher recognitiondoedesire Flattery is praise insincerely given for an interested purpose. Henry Ward Beecher flatterycriticismpurpose What if the leaves were to fall a-weeping, and say, "It will be so painful for us to be pulled from our stalks, when autumn comes?" Foolish fear! Summer goes, and autumn succeeds. The glory of death is upon the leaves; and the gentlest breeze that blows takes them softly and silently from the bough, and they float slowly down, like fiery sparks, upon the moss. Henry Ward Beecher autumnsummerfall 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 sorrowcloudsheaven Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself. Henry Ward Beecher temptation Don't look where you fall, but where you slipped. Henry Ward Beecher wiselooksfall There is no liberty to men whose passions are stronger than their religious feelings; there is no liberty to men in whom ignorance predominates over knowledge; there is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves. Henry Ward Beecher passionignorancereligious Some men think that the globe is a sponge that God puts into their hands to squeeze for their own garden or flower-pot. Henry Ward Beecher gardenflowermen Men will let you abuse them if only you will make them laugh. Henry Ward Beecher abuselaughingmen That state of mind in which a man is impressed with invisible things is faith. Henry Ward Beecher faithmindmen Many a man has been dined out of his religion, and his politics, and his manhood, almost. Henry Ward Beecher briberyhas-beensmen Every boy wants someone older than himself to whom he may go in moods of confidence and yearning. The neglect of this child's want by grown people . . . is a fertile source of suffering. Henry Ward Beecher boyschildrenpeople It is one of the worst effects of prosperity to make a man a vortex instead of a fountain; so that, instead of throwing out, he learns only to draw in. Henry Ward Beecher prosperityvortexmen The morbid states of health, the irritableness of disposition arising from unstrung nerves, the impatience, the crossness, the fault-finding of men, who, full of morbid influences, are unhappy themselves, and throw the cloud of their troubles like a dark shadow upon others, teach us what eminent duty there is in health. Henry Ward Beecher healthdarkmen Truths are first clouds; then rain, then harvest and food. Henry Ward Beecher raincloudsfood
