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."

"Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere."

"Now comes the mystery! (last words)"

"Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown."

"Hold yourself to a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself."

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

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

"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things."

"‎Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else."

"Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven."

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

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

"Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere."

"To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine."

"Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?"

"In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich."

"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."

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

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

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