A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

Topics: Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

Do not look back on happiness or dream of it in the future. You are...

Do not look back on happiness or dream of it in the future. You are...

Good-humor makes all things tolerable.

Good-humor makes all things tolerable.

I pray on the principle that wine knocks the cork out of a bottle. There...

I pray on the principle that wine knocks the cork out of a bottle. There...

Heaven will be inherited by every man who has heaven in his soul.

Heaven will be inherited by every man who has heaven in his soul.

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her...

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her...

In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows...

In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows...

The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though...

The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though...

Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.

Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.

No man is such a conqueror as the man who has defeated himself.

No man is such a conqueror as the man who has defeated himself.

The unthankful heart...discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and,...

The unthankful heart...discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and,...

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

A church debt is the devil's salary.

A church debt is the devil's salary.

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

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

Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength.

Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength.

Giving The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance;...

Giving The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance;...

By Labor the North has subdued Nature, changed a parsimonious soil to fertility, built dwellings...

By Labor the North has subdued Nature, changed a parsimonious soil to fertility, built dwellings...

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of...

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of...

God has no Phone but I talk to him. He has no Facebook but he...

God has no Phone but I talk to him. He has no Facebook but he...

Christ does not save us by acting a parable of divine love; he acts the...

Christ does not save us by acting a parable of divine love; he acts the...

Living in the past isn't going to give you a future. Living in the future...

Living in the past isn't going to give you a future. Living in the future...

I've yet to be on a campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect...

I've yet to be on a campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect...