Quotemeal: Nov. 25th, 2019

Monday, November 25, 2019

"Pride slays thanksgiving, but an humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves."
— Henry Ward Beecher

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Illustration of Henry Ward Beecher — "Pride slays thanksgiving, but an humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow.  A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.