Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice.
Beecher, Henry Ward. Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit. D. Appleton and Company, 1887, p. 86.
This is an amazingly modern view of education and training.
While this had become so in the early 21st century, is was only true for people who had the ability to learn complex material. For those who were poor learners, employment was then getting more and more difficult, and for many people who were bot able to learn new material that was complicated, their willingness could not help them often. For the rest of the workforce, even a very good eduction would not ensure continual employment. Continuius learning to keep up with continuous change was necessary.
Henry Ward Beecher 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. His rhetorical focus on Christ's love has influenced mainstream Christianity to this day.