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

The ignorant classes are the dangerous classes.

The ignorant classes are the dangerous classes.

Repentance is another name for aspiration

Repentance is another name for aspiration

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will...

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I 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...

Work is not the curse, but drudgery is.

Work is not the curse, but drudgery is.

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 philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we...

You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we...

The advertisements in a newspaper are more full knowledge in respect to what is going...

The advertisements in a newspaper are more full knowledge in respect to what is going...

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

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

Expedients are for the hour; principles for the ages

Expedients are for the hour; principles for the ages

Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending...

Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending...

There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come...

There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come...

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 philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next

Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.

Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.

God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You...

God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You...

Laugh at your friends, and if your friends are sore; So much the better, you...

Laugh at your friends, and if your friends are sore; So much the better, you...

The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.

The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.

Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his...

Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his...