Henry Ward Beecher ( 10 of 89 )
Theology is but our ideas of truth classified and arranged.
Theology is but our ideas of truth classified and arranged.
Repentance is another name for aspiration.
Repentance is another name for aspiration.
The ignorant classes are the dangerous classes.
The ignorant classes are the dangerous classes.
We never know the love of the parent till we become parents ourselves.
We never know the love of the parent till we become parents ourselves.
"A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life."
"A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life."
Private opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent.
Private opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent.
Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.
Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.
If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot be a Christian anywhere.
If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot be a Christian anywhere.
No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on the proper occasions.
No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on the proper occasions.
The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
