More quotes by Henry Ward Beecher

"Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown."
"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."
"Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven."
"To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine."
"The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope."