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God sends but one sun, and it is the same light that kindles against the roof of a mansion, that dawns upon the thatch of a hut.
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Henry Ward Beecher
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gutenberg.orgHenry Ward Beecher: “God sends but one sun, and it is the same light that kindles against the roof of a mansion, that dawns upon the thatch…”
Editor's note · Context
This quote illustrates Beecher's belief in the universal nature of God's gifts to humanity, regardless of wealth.
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