Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
The best lessons a man ever learns are from his mistakes. It is not for want of schoolmasters that we are still ignorant.
Citations
Beecher, Henry Ward. Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit. D. Appleton and Company, 1887.
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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.