More quotes by Henry Ward Beecher

"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."
"Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?"
"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."
"Now comes the mystery! (last words)"
"Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven."