Quotemeal: Aug. 8th, 1947

Friday, August 8, 1947

"Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently."
— François de Sales

More Quotemeal

"Religion is hanging around the cross, Christianity is hanging on the cross."
Stephen Hill
"I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened."
"The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship."
"The duty of the church is to comfort the disturbed and to disturb the comfortable."

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Illustration of François de Sales — "Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently."

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