More quotes by Henry Ward Beecher

"Hold yourself to a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself."
"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things."
"In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich."
"To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine."
"Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending for one."