Quotemeal: Oct. 14th, 1948

Thursday, October 14, 1948

"The essence of chastity is not the suppression of lust, but the total orientation of one's life towards a goal."
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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— Martin Luther —
"For a soul to come to Jesus, is the grandest event in its history."
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Illustration of Dietrich Bonhoeffer — "The essence of chastity is not the suppression of lust, but the total orientation of one's life towards a goal."

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