Quotemeal: Aug. 27th, 1959

Thursday, August 27, 1959

"It seems to me, as time goes on, that the only thing that is worth seeking for is to know and to be known by Christ — a privilege open alone to the childlike, who, with receptivity, guilelessness, and humility, move Godward."
— Charles H. Brent

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"Men love to be encouraged by false hopes; the world is full of quack remedies for sin."
— J. Gresham Machen —
"We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope."
— Martin Luther King, Jr. —
"We must not be unjust and require from ourselves what is not in ourselves. Do not desire not to be what you are, but desire to be very well what you are."
— François de Sales —
"Prayer wonderfully clears the vision; steadies the nerves; defines duty; stiffens the purpose; sweetens and strengthens the spirit."
— S. D. Gordon —

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Illustration of Charles H. Brent — "It seems to me, as time goes on, that the only thing that is worth seeking for is to know and to be known by Christ — a privilege open alone to the childlike, who, with receptivity, guilelessness, and humility, move Godward."

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

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