Quotemeal: Jun. 18th, 1957

Tuesday, June 18, 1957

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose."
— Jim Elliot

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— St. Augustine of Hippo —
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— Thomas à Kempis —
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— Dr. Fred Lowery —
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Illustration of Jim Elliot — "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose."

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