Quotemeal: Dec. 22nd, 1949

Thursday, December 22, 1949

"How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."
— Benjamin Franklin

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"Never dwell on the tomorrow; remember, that it's God's and not ours."
— Edward B. Pusey —
"To teach in order to lead others to faith is the task of every preacher and of each believer."
— Thomas Aquinas —
"Justice is truth in action."
— Joseph Joubert —
"The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an old man has for his old wife."
— Will Durant —

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Illustration of Benjamin Franklin — "How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."

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