Quotemeal: Apr. 7th, 1949

Thursday, April 7, 1949

"No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism."
— William R. Inge

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"Lust is the craving for salt of a man who is dying of thirst."
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— St. Augustine of Hippo —
"Above all, desire to please Christ; dread his disapproval above everything else."
— Rowland Croucher —

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Illustration of William R. Inge — "No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism."

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