Quotemeal for Saturday, February 18, 1961

"He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual; he tells lies without attending to it, and truths without the world's believing him. This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good dispositions."

— Thomas Jefferson

More Quotemeal

"Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose... only [upon] the Beloved who will never pass away."

— C. S. Lewis —

"The name of Jesus is in my mind as a joyful song, in my ear a heavenly music, and in my mouth a sweet honey."

— Richard Rolle —

"A man who prays without ceasing, if he achieves something, knows why he achieved it, and can take no pride in it... for he cannot attribute it to his own..."

— Dorotheus of Gaza —