Quotes by Henry Ward Beecher

The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and as the magnet finds the iron so it will find in every hour some heavenly blessings!

The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies but the thankful heart... will find in every hour some heavenly blessings.

God pardons like a mother who kisses the offense into everlasting forgetfulness.

You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are but you must approach each man by the right door.

Happiness is not the end of life character is.

Good-humor makes all things tolerable.

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

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

A helping word to one in trouble is often like a switch on a railroad track ... an inch between wreck and smooth rolling prosperity.

Man is at the bottom an animal midway a citizen and at the top divine. But the climate of this world is such that few ripen at the top.

Mirthfulness is in the mind and you cannot get it out. It is just as good in its place as conscience or veneration.

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

A tool is but the extension of a mans hand and a machine is but a complex tool. And he that invents a machine augments the power of a man and the well-being of mankind.

It usually takes 100 years to make a law and then after its done its work it usually takes 100 years to be rid of it.

A tool is but the extension of a mans hand and a machine is but a complex tool. He that invents a machine augments the power of a man and the well being of mankind.

Interest works night and day in fair weather and in foul. It gnaws at a mans substance with invisible teeth.

Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men or animals. Some seem to smile some have a sad expression some are pensive and diffident others again are plain honest and upright.

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will and the other from a strong wont.

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

A door that seems to stand open must be a mans size or it is not the door that Providence means for him.