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, World Quotes

The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.

The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.

There is no slave out of heaven like a loving woman; and, of all loving...

There is no slave out of heaven like a loving woman; and, of all loving...

I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong,...

I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong,...

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,...

Remember God's bounty in the year. String the pearls of His favor. Hide the dark...

Remember God's bounty in the year. String the pearls of His favor. Hide the dark...

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 most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their...

The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their...

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly...

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly...

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted...

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted...

Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a...

Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a...

What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin.

What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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 most dangerous people are the ignorant.

The most dangerous people are the ignorant.

It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much...

It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much...

Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.

Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.

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

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