Henry Ward Beecher

“Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.”

“The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.”

“It is in the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.”

“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you.”

“It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.”

“Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.”

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

“The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.”

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

“There are more quarrels smothered by just shutting your mouth, and holding it shut, than by all the wisdom in the world.”

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

“No man is more cheated than the selfish man.”

“One's best success comes after their greatest disappointments.”

“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.”

“A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs, jolted by every pebble in the road.”