Henry Ward Beecher “Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty.” Henry Ward Beecher View all quotes by Henry Ward Beecher →
“It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.” Henry Ward Beecher
“I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.” Henry Ward Beecher
“We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.” Henry Ward Beecher
