Quotemeal: Aug. 19th, 1954

Thursday, August 19, 1954

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"Contentment is not by addition but by subtraction: seeking to add a thing will not bring contentment. Instead, subtracting from your desires until you are satisfied only with Christ brings contentment."
— Jeremiah Burroughs

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"We read not that Christ ever exercised force but once; and that was to drive profane ones out of his Temple, not to force them in."
— John Milton —
"Everything comes from love, all is ordained for the salvation of man, God does nothing without this goal in mind."
— Catherine of Siena —
"God does not ask your ability or your inability. He asks only your availability."
— Mary Kay Ashe —
"To love God is the greatest of virtues; to be loved by God is the greatest of blessings."
— Portuguese Proverb —

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Illustration of Jeremiah Burroughs — "Contentment is not by addition but by subtraction: seeking to add a thing will not bring contentment. Instead, subtracting from your desires until you are satisfied only with Christ brings contentment."

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