Quote#Death
There are apartments in the soul which have a glorious out-look; from…
Quote byHenry Ward Beecher · 1813–1887
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Life Thoughts (1858), p. 18.
English (original)
There are apartments in the soul which have a glorious out-look; from whose windows you can see across the river of death, and into the shining city beyond; but how often are these neglected for the lower ones, which have earthward-looking windows!
— Henry Ward Beecher
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