Quotemeal for Friday, February 18, 1949

"He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual; he tells lies without attending to it, and truths without the world's believing him. This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good dispositions."

— Thomas Jefferson

More Quotemeal

"Nothing shall be lost that is done for God or in obedience to Him."

— John Owen —

"In his love he clothes us, enfolds us and embraces us; that tender love completely surrounds us, never to leave us."

— Julian of Norwich —

"It is a vain thought to flee from the work that God appoints us, for the sake of finding a greater blessing, instead of seeking it where alone it is to be found..."

— George Eliot —