Quotemeal: May. 18th, 1955

Wednesday, May 18, 1955

"Who is there that ever receives a gift and tries to make bargains about it? Let us, then, return thanks for what He has bestowed on us. Who can tell whether, if we had had a larger share of ability or stronger health, we should not have possessed them to our destruction."
— Alphonsus Liguori

More Quotemeal

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Cicero
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"Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that."

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Illustration of Alphonsus Liguori — "Who is there that ever receives a gift and tries to make bargains about it? Let us, then, return thanks for what He has bestowed on us. Who can tell whether, if we had had a larger share of ability or stronger health, we should not have possessed them to our destruction."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Wednesday, May 18, 1955

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