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~ Henry Ward Beecher Quotes ~
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Henry Ward Beecher Quotes


A prominent Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, abolitionist, and speaker in the mid to late 19th century. 
Henry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was a prominent Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, abolitionist, and speaker in the mid to late 19th century. An 1875 adultery trial in which he was accused of having an affair with a married woman was one of the most notorious American trials of the 19th century. In 2007, The Most Famous Man in America: A Biography of Henry Ward Beecher by Debby Applegate won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.

Here are some famous quotes by Henry Ward Beecher. 




The dog is the god of frolic.

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Faith is spiritualized imagination.

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A church debt is the devil's salary.

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Good-humor makes all things tolerable.

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Fear is the soul's signal for rallying.

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We steal if we touch tomorrow. It is God's.

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No man is more cheated than the selfish man.

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Happiness is not the end of life; character is.

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Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

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Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.

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I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.

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Men's best successes come after their disappointments.

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Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

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Well married a person has wings poorly married shackles.

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It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk.