Quotemeal: Oct. 12th, 1955

Wednesday, October 12, 1955

"The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops — no, but the kind of man the country turns out."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"Give me a stout heart to bear my own burdens. Give me a willing heart to bear the burdens of others. Give me a believing heart to cast all burdens upon Thee, O...."
— John Baillie —
"The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him."
— Thomas Hardy —
"Remember who you are. Don’t compromise for anyone, for any reason. You are a child of the Almighty God. Live that truth."
— Lysa Terkeurst —
"The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction."
— Charles H. Spurgeon —

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Illustration of Ralph Waldo Emerson — "The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops — no, but the kind of man the country turns out."

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

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