Quotemeal: Aug. 16th, 1955

Tuesday, August 16, 1955

"The chief pang of most trials is not so much the actual suffering itself as our own spirit of resistance to it."
— Jean Nicolas Grou

More Quotemeal

"The very best and highest attainment in this life is to remain still and let God act and speak in you."
"Do you wish to receive mercy? Show mercy to your neighbor."
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"We can stand affliction better than we can prosperity, for in prosperity we forget God."

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Illustration of Jean Nicolas Grou — "The chief pang of most trials is not so much the actual suffering itself as our own spirit of resistance to it."

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