Quotemeal: Aug. 8th, 1956

Wednesday, August 8, 1956

"If I was a nightingale I would sing like a nightingale; if a swan, like a swan. But since I am a rational creature my role is to praise God."
— Epictetus

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"Our circumstances are not an accurate reflection of God's goodness. Whether life is good or bad, God's goodness, rooted in His character, is the same."
— Helen Grace Lescheid —
"One filled with joy preaches without preaching."
— Mother Teresa —
"It is a shame for a person to have been a Christian for years but not to have advanced beyond the knowledge of his salvation."
— Theodore Epp —
"The trouble is that I'm in a hurry, but God isn't."
— Phillips Brooks —

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Illustration of Epictetus — "If I was a nightingale I would sing like a nightingale; if a swan, like a swan. But since I am a rational creature my role is to praise God."

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