Henry Ward Beecher Quotes


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


Citations

Beecher, Henry Ward. Life Thoughts. Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1858, p. 43.

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For years people have noticed that many of the rich are not very deserving people by charater, talent, training of other virtues. However, if one believed in a beneficent God, this was hard to explain. One solution was to conclude that God did not value riches very highly.


Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
  • Born: June 24, 1813
  • Died: March 8, 1887
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Congregational Clergyman, Abolitionist

Henry Ward Beecher was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial. His rhetorical focus on Christ's love has influenced mainstream Christianity to this day.