Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

• The most dangerous people are the ignorant.

  Henry Ward Beecher

• The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though not of its pain.

  Henry Ward Beecher

• The ignorant classes are the dangerous classes.

  Henry Ward Beecher

• The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others.

  Henry Ward Beecher

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

  Henry Ward Beecher

• The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic.

  Henry Ward Beecher

• The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.

  Henry Ward Beecher

• The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

  Henry Ward Beecher

• The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.

  Henry Ward Beecher

• Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.

  Henry Ward Beecher

• Suffering is part of the divine idea.

  Henry Ward Beecher

• Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown.

  Henry Ward Beecher

• Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself.

  Henry Ward Beecher

• Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.

  Henry Ward Beecher

• Pride slays thanksgiving, but an 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

• Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.

  Henry Ward Beecher

• Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient.

  Henry Ward Beecher

• No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today enjoy it and bless God for it.

  Henry Ward Beecher

• Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

  Henry Ward Beecher

• Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.

  Henry Ward Beecher

Henry Ward Beecher (120)

Birth:	24th June, 1813
Death:	8th March, 1887
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Clergyman, Social Reformer

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Henry Ward Beecher was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. He was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery. He graduated from Amherst College in 1834 and Lane Theological Seminary in 1837 before serving as a minister in Indianapolis and Lawrenceburg, Indiana. In 1847, he became the first pastor of the Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York.

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