There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon…

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

Topics: Joy Quotes, Sorrow Quotes, Tenderness Quotes

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...

The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in...

The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in...

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

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

When a nation's young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already rung

When a nation's young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already rung

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself;...

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself;...

Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one...

Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one...

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 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...

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...

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

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...

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...

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

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,...

Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.

Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.

Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

The freedom of the press is on of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can...

The freedom of the press is on of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can...