Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Accountability, Excellence, Responsibility, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Creativity, Exploration, Perspective, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
It’s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Effort, Perspective, Reward, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
We are always on the anvil; by trials God is shaping us for higher things. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Higher, Shaping, Trials, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Experience, Heartache, Learning, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Awareness, Blessings, Gratitude, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Identity, Values, Wealth, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Contentment, Gratitude, Perspective, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Greatness, Strength, Utilization, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Generosity, Sacrifice, Wealth, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Generosity, Happiness, Unity, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Laws, Obedience, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Beauty, Soul, Thankfulness, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Acceptance, Forgiveness, Friendship, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
This world is magnificent for strangers and pilgrims, but miserable for residents. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Strangers, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
Be a hard master to yourself – and be lenient to everybody else. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Balance, Compassion, Self-discipline, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
What I spent, I had; What I kept, I lost; What I gave, I have. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Generosity, Possessions, Value, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Identity, Self-awareness, Temptation, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Love, Parenthood, Understanding, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Reformation, Repentance, Time, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Connection, Love, Music, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Access, Education, Knowledge, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
True elegance becomes the more so as it approaches simplicity. Read explanation Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Beauty, Elegance, Simplicity, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Faith, Growth, Suffering, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry Ward Beecher, Creativity, Expression, Identity, 0 Henry Ward Beecher Copy
Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do–then do it with all your strength. George Washington General · Virginia
Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard. Malcolm Gladwell Author · Canada
