The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in the household and the closet, than on the most memorable battlefields in history.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

Topics: Heroism Quotes

It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

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

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

To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.

To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.

Love is the river of life in the world.

Love is the river of life in the world.

You cannot sift out the poor from the community. The poor are indispensable to the...

You cannot sift out the poor from the community. The poor are indispensable to the...

Conscience is the frame of character, and love is the covering for it

Conscience is the frame of character, and love is the covering for it

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...

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...

Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient.

Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient.

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,...

Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently...

Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently...

The ignorant classes are the dangerous classes.

The ignorant classes are the dangerous classes.

The dog is the god of frolic.

The dog is the god of frolic.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without...

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without...

To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature,...

To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature,...

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into...

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into...

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things

Loving someone means being happy for them when they are happy.

Loving someone means being happy for them when they are happy.

Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the...

Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the...

Silver horses ran down moonbeams in your dark eyes. Dawnlight smiles on you leaving, my...

Silver horses ran down moonbeams in your dark eyes. Dawnlight smiles on you leaving, my...