Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the ground finished; but that part which soars toward heaven, the turrets and the spires, forever incomplete.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

Topics: Body Quotes

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

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

It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what...

It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what...

The real democratic idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with...

The real democratic idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with...

Pride slays thanksgiving, but an humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally...

Pride slays thanksgiving, but an humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally...

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will,...

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will,...

Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful...

Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful...

Take all the robes of all the good judges that have ever lived on the...

Take all the robes of all the good judges that have ever lived on the...

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 it is not what we take up, but what we give up,...

In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up,...

Theology is a science of mind applied to God

Theology is a science of mind applied to God

It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the...

It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the...

All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down,...

All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down,...

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

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

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.

There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.

God made man to go by motives, and He will not go without them, any...

God made man to go by motives, and He will not go without them, any...

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.

Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.

Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.

The doctrine that all men are, in any sense, or have been, at any time,...

The doctrine that all men are, in any sense, or have been, at any time,...

There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are...

There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are...