Quotemeal: Apr. 27th, 1946

Saturday, April 27, 1946

"It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver."
— St. Augustine of Hippo

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"Unless there is within us that which is above us, we shall soon yield to that which is about us."
— P.T. Forsyth —
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— Seneca —
"To the good man to die is gain. The foolish fear death as the greatest of evils, the wise desire it as a rest after labors and the end of ills."
— St. Ambrose —
"To have God in our life, doesn't mean sailing on a boat with no storms, it means having a boat that no storm can sink!"
— Author Unknown —

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Illustration of St. Augustine of Hippo — "It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver."

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