Inspirational Quotations by Henry Ward Beecher

  • It is the heart that makes a man rich.
    He is rich according to what he is,
    not according to what he has.
    From Issue 32
  • Every tomorrow has two handles.
    We can take hold of it with the
    handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
    From Issue 42
  • Greatness lies not in being strong,
    but in the right use of strength.
    From Issue 45
  • It is not the going out of port,
    but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.
    From Issue 101
  • Affliction comes to us,
    not to make us sad but sober;
    not to make us sorry but wise.
    From Issue 154
  • Flowers are the sweetest things that God
    ever made, and forgot to put a soul into.
    From Issue 194
  • Hold yourself for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you.
    From Issue 243
  • Hold yourself for a higher standard
    than anyone else expects of you.
    From Issue 244
  • A helping word to one in trouble is like a switch in a railroad track... an inch between wreck and smooth, rolling prosperity.
    From Issue 313

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