Henry Ward Beecher

The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.

Henry Ward Beecher

Don’t look where you fall, but where you slipped.

Henry Ward Beecher

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

Henry Ward Beecher

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Henry Ward Beecher

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

Henry Ward Beecher

Men’s best successes come after their disappointments.

Henry Ward Beecher

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.

Henry Ward Beecher

A man without ambition is worse than dough that has no yeast in it to raise it.

Henry Ward Beecher

A man’s true estate of power and riches is to be in himself: not in his dwelling; not in his position; not in his external relations, but in his own essential character.

Henry Ward Beecher

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road.

Henry Ward Beecher