Henry Ward Beecher Quotes About Work

• If we would have anything of benefit, we must earn it, and earning it become shrewd, inventive, ingenious, active, enterprising.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Work, Earning It, Effectiveness

  Henry Ward Beecher (1866). “Royal truths”, p.28

• Our days are a kaleidoscope. Every instant a change takes place in the contents. New harmonies, new contrasts, new combinations of every sort. Nothing ever happens twice alike. The most familiar people stand each moment in some new relation to each other, to their work, to surrounding objects. The most tranquil house, with the most serene inhabitants, living upon the utmost regularity of system, is yet exemplifying infinite diversities.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Change, Work, People

  Henry Ward Beecher (1862). “Eyes and ears”, p.314

• Work is not a curse, but drudgery is.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Inspirational, War, Work

• Be a hard master to yourself - and be lenient to everybody else.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Work, Discipline, Lenient

• Any man can work when every stroke of his hands brings down the fruit rattling from the tree ... but to labor in season and out of season, under every discouragement... that requires a heroism which is transcendent.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Truth, Work, Men

  Henry Ward Beecher (1871). “Plymouth Pulpit: A Weekly Publication of Sermons Preached by Henry Ward Beecher”, p.529

• The poor man with industry is happier than the rich man in idleness.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Work, Men, Rich

  Henry Ward Beecher (1850). “Industry and idleness: with causes of dishonesty : to which are appended six warnings”, p.16

• Blessed be the man whose work drives him. Something must drive men; and if it is wholesome industry, they have no time for a thousand torments and temptations.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Work, Blessed, Men

  Henry Ward Beecher (1871). “Morning and Evening Exercises: Selected from the Published and Unpublished Writings”, p.351

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