Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 1957

Saturday, August 17, 1957

"Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much for the mocking trifles of time and space."
— Charles H. Spurgeon

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"The very best and highest attainment in this life is to remain still and let God act and speak in you."
— Meister Eckhart —
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— Alexander Solzhenitsyn —
"We must always speak of the efficacy of the ministry in such a manner that the entire praise of the work may be reserved for God alone."
— John Calvin —
"Pride is what we have. Vanity is what others have."
— Author Unknown —

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Illustration of Charles H. Spurgeon — "Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much for the mocking trifles of time and space."

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