Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)

Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)

Henry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was a prominent Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, abolitionist, and speaker in the mid to late 19th century. An 1875 adultery trial in which he was accused of having an affair with a married woman was one of the most notorious American trials of the 19th century.

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Quotes·Quotation by Henry Ward Beecher

Accomplishment

¶ I don’t do more, but less than others. [When He was asked how he accomplished so much more than others]

Art

¶ Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

Attitude

¶ Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you.

Flowers

@ Flowers are the sweetest things that God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into. [Henry Ward Beecher, Life Thoughts (1858), p. 234]

Inspiration

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

Self-discipline

¶ Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.

Study

¶ To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice.

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