Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

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

All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot.

Henry Ward Beecher

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Gambling with cards or dice or stocks is all one thing. It's getting money without giving an equivalent for it.

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Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.

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The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.

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It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Henry Ward Beecher

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

Henry Ward Beecher

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When a nation's young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already rung.

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Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.

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You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.

Henry Ward Beecher

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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

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Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.

Henry Ward Beecher

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A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to your longing with full instruction, but pursues you never.

Henry Ward Beecher

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