Author: Henry Ward Beecher

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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.

- Henry Ward Beecher

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

- 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.

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

Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp, it needs to be fed out of the oil of another's heart, or its flame burns low.

Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp, it needs to be fed out of the oil of another's heart, or its flame burns low.

- Henry Ward Beecher

We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.

We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.

- Henry Ward Beecher

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

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

- Henry Ward Beecher

Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful life unto God.

Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful life unto God.

- Henry Ward Beecher

Love is the river of life in the world.

Love is the river of life in the world.

- Henry Ward Beecher

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

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

- Henry Ward Beecher

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