Henry Ward Beecher

Quotes by Henry Ward Beecher

 

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

Henry Ward Beecher

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Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.

Henry Ward Beecher

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The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.

Henry Ward Beecher

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The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty.

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