Quotemeal: May. 3rd, 1956

Thursday, May 3, 1956

"Nothing is more contrary to a heavenly hope than an earthly heart."
— William Gurnall

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Illustration of William Gurnall — "Nothing is more contrary to a heavenly hope than an earthly heart."

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