Quotemeal for Tuesday, October 15, 1957

"To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us — and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love."

— Thomas Merton

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— Thomas Jefferson —

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— Epictetus —

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— Martin Luther —

"'Twas an unhappy Division that has been made between Faith and Works; though in my Intellect I may divide them, just as in the Candle I know there is both Light..."

— John Selden —