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This can be taken to mean that gratitude depends on humility, while pride keeps a person focused on what they think they are owed. It lands in moments of complaint or entitlement, as a reminder that thankfulness grows more easily when someone is able to receive life as gift rather than as debt.
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About Henry Ward Beecher
American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker
Henry Ward Beecher was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and public speaker. He became known for his support of abolition, his emphasis on God's love, and the notoriety of his 1875 adultery trial. Beecher's preaching focused strongly on the love of Christ, and that emphasis helped shape mainstream Christianity well beyond his own time. His work combined religious teaching with reform-minded public speech, and his influence has continued into the 21st century.
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