Henry Ward Beecher

It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.

Henry Ward Beecher

It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant.

Henry Ward Beecher

It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war, it is excitement.

Henry Ward Beecher

It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.

Henry Ward Beecher

It’s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.

Henry Ward Beecher

Joy is more divine than sorrow, for joy is bread and sorrow is medicine.

Henry Ward Beecher

Laugh at your friends, and if your friends are sore; So much the better, you may laugh the more.

Henry Ward Beecher

Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both, more bewitching than either.

Henry Ward Beecher

Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending for one.

Henry Ward Beecher

Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty.

Henry Ward Beecher