Quotemeal: Aug. 12th, 1954

Thursday, August 12, 1954

"Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell."
— Author Unknown

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"Great hopes make great men."
— Thomas Fuller —
"Other sins find their vent in the accomplishment of evil deeds, whereas pride lies in wait for good deeds, to destroy them."
— St. Augustine of Hippo —
"All that the downtrodden can do is go on hoping. After every disappointment they must find fresh reason for hope."
— Alexander Solzhenitsyn —
"Men love to be encouraged by false hopes; the world is full of quack remedies for sin."
— J. Gresham Machen —

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Illustration of Author Unknown — "Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell."

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Passion for Praise
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