To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself. Henry Ward Beecher More Quotes by Henry Ward Beecher More Quotes From Henry Ward Beecher Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs ...and then cackles. Henry Ward Beecher generosityeggsmen He that does not know how wisely to meddle with public affairs in preaching the gospel, does not know how to preach the gospel. Henry Ward Beecher preaching-the-gospelaffairdoe Affliction comes to us all, not to make us sad, but sober; not to make us sorry, but to make us wise; not to make us despondent, but by its darkness to refresh us as the night refreshes the day; not to impoverish, but to enrich us Henry Ward Beecher failurewisesorry We need not fear shipwreck when God is the pilot. Henry Ward Beecher pilotsgodneeds Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven. Henry Ward Beecher faithsillychildren No man is more cheated than the selfish man. Henry Ward Beecher selfishmencheating The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. Henry Ward Beecher mommotherwar There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away. Henry Ward Beecher joybirdlong That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all. Henry Ward Beecher social-justicehelpingculture A thoughtful mind, when it sees a Nation's flag, sees not the flag only, but the Nation itself; and whatever may be its symbols, its insignia, he reads chiefly in the flag the Government, the principles, the truths, the history which belongs to the Nation that sets it forth. Henry Ward Beecher thoughtfulpatrioticgovernment Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page Henry Ward Beecher new-beginningsnew-yearinspirational Newspapers are to the body politic what arteries are to the human body, their function being to carry blood and sustenance and repair to every part of the body. Henry Ward Beecher newspapersbodyblood Music cleanses the understanding; Henry Ward Beecher pianomusicmotivation A helping word to one in trouble is often like a switch on a railroad track-an inch between wreck and smooth-rolling prosperity. Henry Ward Beecher forgivenesshelping-othershope 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. Henry Ward Beecher gratitudethanksgivinglife If any man is rich and powerful he comes under the law of God by which the higher branches must take the burnings of the sun, and shade those that are lower; by which the tall trees must protect the weak plants beneath them. Henry Ward Beecher powerfullawmen True elegance becomes the more so as it approaches simplicity. Henry Ward Beecher elegancesimplicityapproach Nothing dies so hard, or rallies so often as intolerance. Henry Ward Beecher tolerancedieswar God is like us to this extent, that whatever in us is good is like God. Henry Ward Beecher god In the early ages men ruled by strength; now they rule by brain, and so long as there is only one man in the world who can think and plan, he will stand head and shoulders above him who cannot. Henry Ward Beecher menlongthinking
