Henry Ward Beecher — People

A small wooden sailing boat with a patched sail sits between two stone harbour walls, tethered by red cord. — Original artwork

It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of the voyage.

Henry Ward Beecher

Painterly iron gate between autumn leaves and flowering greenery in a misty sunset landscape. — Original artwork

On this side of the grave we are exiles, on that, citizens; on this side, orphans; on that, children; on this side, captives; on that, free men.

Henry Ward Beecher

Green sprouts grow in a shallow bowl of soil beside an upright peacock feather against dark green. — Original artwork

Pride slays thanksgiving, but an humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

Henry Ward Beecher