Author: Henry Ward Beecher

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Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.

Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.

- 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

There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.

There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.

- 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

Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.

Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.

- Henry Ward Beecher

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

Love is the river of life in the world.

Love is the river of life in the world.

- Henry Ward Beecher

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

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

- Henry Ward Beecher

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

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

- Henry Ward Beecher

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