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

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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.