No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

Topics: Heart Quotes, Poverty Quotes, Wealth Quotes

Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the ground finished; but that...

Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the ground finished; but that...

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

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

Work is not the curse, but drudgery is.

Work is not the curse, but drudgery is.

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,...

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...

Theology is a science of mind applied to God

Theology is a science of mind applied to God

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

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

To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.

To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.

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

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

Success is full of promise till a man gets it; and then it is last...

Success is full of promise till a man gets it; and then it is last...

He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his...

He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his...

A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to...

A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to...

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others.

The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others.

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 dog is the god of frolic.

The dog is the god of frolic.

Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.

Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.

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.

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

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