Death is the dropping of the flower, that the fruit may, swell.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Do not look back on happiness or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today do not let yourself be cheated out of it.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Failure is a school in which the truth always grows strong.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Faith is spiritualized imagination.

— Henry Ward Beecher