Quotemeal: Dec. 22nd, 1957

Sunday, December 22, 1957

"How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."
— Benjamin Franklin

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"If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be better than they are in the world: at least, we should be better enabled to bear them."
— John Owen —
"For pity melts the mind to love."
— John Dryden —
"It is possible to be so active in the service of Christ as to forget to love him."
— P.T. Forsyth —
"Should we feel at times disheartened and discouraged, a simple movement of heart toward God will renew our powers. Whatever he may demand of us, he will give us..."
— François Fénelon —

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Illustration of Benjamin Franklin — "How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."

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

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