Genius unexerted is no more genius than a bushel of acorns is a forest of oaks. Henry Ward Beecher Next Quote Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things. - Henry Ward Beecher Previous Quote We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning. - Henry Ward Beecher