There is tonic in the things that men do not love to hear. Free speech is to a great people what the winds are to oceans ... and where free speech is stopped miasma is bred, and death comes fast.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

Topics: Freedom Quotes, Love Quotes, Mankind Quotes

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...

Blessed are the Happiness Makers. Blessed are they who know how to shine on one's...

Blessed are the Happiness Makers. Blessed are they who know how to shine on one's...

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

Do not look back on happiness or dream of it in the future. You are...

Do not look back on happiness or dream of it in the future. You are...

No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer...

No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer...

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...

Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.

Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her...

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her...

Riches without law are more dangerous than is poverty without law

Riches without law are more dangerous than is poverty without law

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.

Expedients are for the hour; principles for the ages

Expedients are for the hour; principles for the ages

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on the proper...

No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on the proper...

In things pertaining to enthusiasm, no man is sane who does not know how to...

In things pertaining to enthusiasm, no man is sane who does not know how to...

Many of us are afraid to follow our passions, to pursue what we want most...

Many of us are afraid to follow our passions, to pursue what we want most...

For every sale you miss because you're too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because...

For every sale you miss because you're too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because...