p. 32
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If any of you should die today, could you say to God, "Lord, here is my life work. Thou didst send me into life with a handful of seeds, and here is my heart, like a garden, full of flowers"?
— Henry Ward Beecher
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Henry Ward Beecher" (Quotes, Life Thoughts (1858): Life Thoughts, ed. Edna Dean Proctor. Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1858)
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About Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher (24 June 1813 – 8 March 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial.
About Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher (24 June 1813 – 8 March 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial.
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