Quotemeal: Apr. 27th, 1954

Tuesday, April 27, 1954

"It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver."
— St. Augustine of Hippo

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"God doesn't want us to know that He is faithful just because the Bible says so, but He wants to show Himself faithful in our lives."
Robert Ekh
"Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named not good."
John Milton
"To the good man to die is gain. The foolish fear death as the greatest of evils, the wise desire it as a rest after labors and the end of ills."
St. Ambrose
"The stream of spontaneous acts of Godly kindness carries us to the sea of contentment and peace."

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Illustration of St. Augustine of Hippo — "It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.