Quotemeal: Jun. 18th, 1961

Sunday, June 18, 1961

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose."
— Jim Elliot

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Illustration of Jim Elliot — "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose."

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