Quotemeal: Jan. 23rd, 1959

Friday, January 23, 1959

"It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is unbelief - the other is contempt."
— Plutarch

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Illustration of Plutarch — "It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is unbelief - the other is contempt."

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

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