Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

American - Clergyman | June 24, 1813 - March 8, 1887

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

Henry Ward Beecher

GovernmentWorldWorstNextAnarchy

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.

Henry Ward Beecher

ManClothesAppearanceMannersMade

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

Henry Ward Beecher

InspirationalStoneHeavenStepping

Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.

Henry Ward Beecher

ManFriendsCemeteryKeepFaults

What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away.

Henry Ward Beecher

WisdomBestPastRootsTreesResult

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Henry Ward Beecher

NatureHuman NatureHumanWeakWhere

The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.

Henry Ward Beecher

HeartExperienceNew ThingsNewHead

I pray on the principle that wine knocks the cork out of a bottle. There is an inward fermentation, and there must be a vent.

Henry Ward Beecher

WineOutPrayMustBottlePrinciple

The advertisements in a newspaper are more full knowledge in respect to what is going on in a state or community than the editorial columns are.

Henry Ward Beecher

KnowledgeCommunityRespectNewspaper

Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending for one.

Henry Ward Beecher

FriendshipBestBeginningLaughter

It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.

Henry Ward Beecher

RichUpTakeUsGiveMakes

Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful life unto God.

Henry Ward Beecher

LifeGodSweetWineHumanShould

FirstPrev page345678Next pageLast

Related Authors

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Henry Ward Beecher quotes