Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

Make people happy and there will not be half the quarreling, or a tenth part of the wickedness there now is.

Peace begins with a smile. I will never understand all the good that a simple smile can accomplish.

If the people in a relationship were able to get rid of this torment within and replace it with happiness, love, and a sense of well-being, they would never think to hurt another human being. They would be filled with an understanding of others and an appreciation of others and have an ability to reconcile differences without any violence whatsoever, to reconcile differences in a very loving way, a very happy way.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

I don't want negative. I want peace.

In order to be happy oneself it is necessary to make at least one other person happy.

Hate cannot overcome hate; only love can do that.

Create all the happiness you are able to create: remove all the misery you are able to remove. Every day will allow you to add something to the pleasure of others, or to diminish something of their pains. And for every grain of enjoyment you sow in the bosom of another, you shall find a harvest in your own bosom; while every sorrow which you pluck out from the thoughts and feelings of a fellow creature shall be replaced by beautiful peace and joy in the sanctuary of your soul.

Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate.

It's much easier to be at peace than it is to hate somebody. It's much easier to love somebody than to fight with them.

Happiness is loving your enemies.

It is not enough to know that love and forgiveness are possible. We have to find ways to bring them to life.

Only those who overflow with love will build the happy and enlightened world of the future.

Hate doesn't end hate. Love ends hate.

Hatred is never ended by hatred but by love.

Love and compassion benefit both ourselves and others. Through kindness to others, your heart and mind will be peaceful and open.

Good nature is, of all moral qualities, the one that the world needs most, and good nature is the result of ease and security, not of a life of arduous struggle.

I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.

Peace surely is a good reason, yes. But there are other reasons too.

The worst disease in the world is hate. And the cure for hate is love.

We must learn that to enjoy happiness we must conscientiously and continuously seek to spread happiness. Selfishness is suicidal to happiness.

Peace isn't the mere absence of violence; peace must come from inner peace. And inner peace comes from taking others’ interests into account.

Loving and energizing others is the best possible thing we can do for ourselves.

Give out some love and you'll find peace sublime.

One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself.