Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

Man is oftentimes weak-minded enough to be caught in the snare of greed and honeyed words.

O, popular applause! what heart of man is proof against thy sweet, seducing charms?

Man has fallen victim to seduction since times immemorial.

It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.

One only needs a big enough bribe to give in like a lamb.

Take mankind in general; they are vicious, their passions may be operated upon.

Every man has his price.

Everyone has their price. You just have to find out what it is.

Every man has his price. This is not true. But for every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing.

For every man there exists bait he cannot resist swallowing.

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

Sheer flattery got me into the theater. Flattery always works with me, particularly the flattery of women.

I'll do anything for $50. People are always trying to get me to do dumb things. The possibilities are endless.

Lust and greed are more gullible than innocence.

Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity.

Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse.

Fear, prejudice, malice, and the love of approbation bribe a thousand men where gold bribes one.

The fool within himself is the object of pity, until he is flattered.

Something happens to people around fame and power and money - it can bring out the worst and best in people; it's a monster you have to tame.

He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.

He that is won with a nut, may be lost with an apple.

Such is human nature, in the gigantic intellect, the envious temper, the ravenous ambition, and the rotten heart of Daniel Webster.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.

Any fortress can be stormed provided there is a way up for a donkey with a load of gold on his back.

Persons in high situations must particularly guard themselves against selfishness and vanity. An individual in a high and important situation will easily see a great many persons eager to please the first, and to flatter and encourage the last.