Quotemeal: Jan. 16th, 1961

Monday, January 16, 1961

"Quit sweating, quit wrestling. It is not TRY but TRUST."
— John G. Lake

More Quotemeal

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"A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless."
Simone Weil
"Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water."

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Illustration of John G. Lake — "Quit sweating, quit wrestling. It is not TRY but TRUST."

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