Quotemeal: Jun. 4th, 1956

Monday, June 4, 1956

"Charity is, indeed, a great thing, and a gift of God, and when it is rightly ordered likens us unto God himself, as far as that is possible; for it is charity which makes the man."
— John Chrysostom

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Illustration of John Chrysostom — "Charity is, indeed, a great thing, and a gift of God, and when it is rightly ordered likens us unto God himself, as far as that is possible; for it is charity which makes the man."

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