Quotemeal: Aug. 1st, 1954

Sunday, August 1, 1954

"Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not."
— Samuel Johnson

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"Knowing that I am not the one in control gives great encouragement. Knowing the One who is in control is everything."
— Alexander Michael —
"There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice."
— John Calvin —
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— Calvin Miller —
"Prayer is an end to isolation. It is living our daily life with someone; with Him who alone can deliver us from solitude."
— Georges Lefevre —

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Illustration of Samuel Johnson — "Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not."

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