Henry Ward Beecher

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs, jolted by every pebble in the road. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#humor #humor

Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#inspirational #life #wisdom #inspirational

Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep burning, unquenchable. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#love

There are more quarrels smothered by just shutting your mouth, and holding it shut, than by all the wisdom in the world. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#peace #quarrel #widom #humor

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#inspirational

No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on the proper occasions." Henry Ward Beecher ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#sanity #sanity

Now comes the mystery! (last words) ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#heaven #last-words #life #paradise #death

The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#observatory #soul #telescope #without #would

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#how #i #knew #love #never

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#anxiety #every #handle #handles #hold