The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones. Henry Ward Beecher Education
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. Henry Ward Beecher Forgiveness
Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it. Henry Ward Beecher Wisdom
A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. Henry Ward Beecher Thankful
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own. Henry Ward Beecher Great
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. Henry Ward Beecher Thanksgiving
Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart. Henry Ward Beecher Romantic
Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality. Henry Ward Beecher Business
Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown. Henry Ward Beecher Success
He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own. Henry Ward Beecher Strength
The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings! Henry Ward Beecher Thankful
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 Wisdom