Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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I know it is more agreeable to walk upon carpets than to lie upon dungeon floors, I know it is pleasant to have all the comforts and luxuries of civilization; but he who cares only for these things is worth no more than a butterfly, contented and thoughtless, upon a morning flower; and who ever thought of rearing a tombstone to a last summer's butterfly?

Henry Ward Beecher's Popular Quotes

The elect, those who will; the non-elect, those who won't.

- Henry Ward Beecher

Discover what you are.

- Henry Ward Beecher

Too much looking backward ... is bad for progress.

- Henry Ward Beecher

Genius unexerted is no more genius than a bushel of acorns is a forest of oaks.

- Henry Ward Beecher

The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.

- 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

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

- Henry Ward Beecher

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.

- Henry Ward Beecher

The things that hurt us teach us.

- Henry Ward Beecher