Quotemeal: Jul. 25th, 1946

Thursday, July 25, 1946

"Every man naturally desires knowledge; but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed a humble rustic who serves God is better than a proud intellectual who neglects his soul to study the course of the stars."
— Thomas à Kempis

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"Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and receives the impossible."
— Corrie ten Boom —
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— Thornton Wilder —
"Steadfastness in believing doth not exclude all temptations from without. When we say a tree is firmly rooted, we do not say the wind never blows upon it."
— John Owen —
"Jesus, like any good fisherman, first catches the fish; then He cleans them."
— Mark Potter —

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Illustration of Thomas à Kempis — "Every man naturally desires knowledge; but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed a humble rustic who serves God is better than a proud intellectual who neglects his soul to study the course of the stars."

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

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