Quotemeal: Jun. 1st, 1959

Monday, June 1, 1959

"Once in seven years I burn all my sermons; for it is a shame, if I cannot write better sermons now than I did seven years ago."
— John Wesley

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"When I cannot enjoy the faith of assurance, I live by the faith of adherence."
— Matthew Henry —
"Look around the habitable world; how few know their own good, or knowing it, pursue."
— John Dryden —
"Any woodsman can tell you that in a broken and sundered nest, one can hardly expect to find more than a precious few whole eggs. So it is with the family."
— Thomas Jefferson —
"We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature — trees, flowers, grass — grows...."
— Mother Teresa —

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Illustration of John Wesley — "Once in seven years I burn all my sermons; for it is a shame, if I cannot write better sermons now than I did seven years ago."

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