Quotemeal: Aug. 19th, 1954

Thursday, August 19, 1954

"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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"Lying covers a multitude of sins - temporarily."
— Dwight L. Moody —
"I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened."
— Winston Churchill —
"I make it a rule of Christian duty never to go to a place where there is not room for my Master as well as myself."
— John Newton —
"I would not give one moment of heaven for all the joy and riches of the world, even if it lasted for thousands and thousands of years."
— Martin Luther —

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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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