Quotemeal: Dec. 4th, 1961

Monday, December 4, 1961

"In Jesus' case, we have the story of the holiest man who ever lived, and yet it was the prostitutes and thieves who adored Him, and the religious who hated His guts."
— Rebecca Manley Pippert

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"The Bible applied to the heart by the Holy Spirit, is the chief means by which men are built up and established in the faith, after their conversion."
— J. C. Ryle —
"If I was a nightingale I would sing like a nightingale; if a swan, like a swan. But since I am a rational creature my role is to praise God."
— Epictetus —
"I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible."
— Teresa of Avila —
"I have read Plato and Cicero sayings that are very wise and beautiful; but I never read in either of them: 'Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden...."
— St. Augustine of Hippo —

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Illustration of Rebecca Manley Pippert — "In Jesus' case, we have the story of the holiest man who ever lived, and yet it was the prostitutes and thieves who adored Him, and the religious who hated His guts."

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