Henry Ward Beecher ( 10 of 89 )
It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Worry is rust upon the blade.
It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Worry is rust upon the blade.
The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.
The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.
Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.
Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.
Victories that are easy are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.
Victories that are easy are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.
Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach read more
Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.
Laws and institutions are constantly tending to gravitate. Like
clocks, they must be occasionally cleansed, and wound up, and read more
Laws and institutions are constantly tending to gravitate. Like
clocks, they must be occasionally cleansed, and wound up, and set
to true time.
God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men's weaknesses.
God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men's weaknesses.
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.
There are many people who think that Sunday is a sponge to wipe out all the sins of the week.
There are many people who think that Sunday is a sponge to wipe out all the sins of the week.
A tool is but the extension of a man's hand, and a machine is but
a complex tool. And read more
A tool is but the extension of a man's 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.
