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.
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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