More quotes by Henry Ward Beecher

"Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending for one."
"A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life."
"We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning."
"We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started."
"Now comes the mystery! (last words)"