Henry Ward Beecher Quotes about Happiness

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.
Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life thoughts gathered from the extemporaneous discourses of Henry Ward Beecher, by E.D. Procter”, p.48
Your greatest pleasure is that which rebounds from hearts that you have made glad.
Henry Ward Beecher, William Drysdale (1887). “Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit”
Blessed are they who know how to shine on one's gloom with their cheer.
"The Original Plymouth Pulpit: Sermons of Henry Ward Beecher in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn".
Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.
Henry Ward Beecher (1862). “Eyes and Ears”, p.155
In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows cast.
Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life Thoughts”, p.17
Henry Ward Beecher, Truman Jeremiah Ellinwood (1871). “The original Plymouth pulpit”, p.313
Joy is more divine than sorrow, for joy is bread and sorrow is medicine.
Henry Ward Beecher (1897). “The Original Plymouth Pulpit: Sermons of Henry Ward Beecher in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn”
Henry Ward Beecher, William Drysdale (1887). “Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit”
Henry Ward Beecher (1862). “Royal truths”, p.241
Henry Ward Beecher (1862). “Royal truths”, p.241