Quotemeal: Jul. 25th, 1950

Tuesday, July 25, 1950

"Every man naturally desires knowledge; but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed a humble rustic who serves God is better than a proud intellectual who neglects his soul to study the course of the stars."
— Thomas à Kempis

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"The man who refuses to forgive destroys the bridge over which he himself must cross."
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"A skeptic is a person who, when he sees the handwriting on the wall, claims it is a forgery."
— Morris Bender —
"All worry is atheism, because it is want of trust of God."
— Bishop Fulton Sheen —

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Illustration of Thomas à Kempis — "Every man naturally desires knowledge; but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed a humble rustic who serves God is better than a proud intellectual who neglects his soul to study the course of the stars."

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