Quotemeal for Monday, August 19, 2002

"Contentment is not by addition but by subtraction: seeking to add a thing will not bring contentment. Instead, subtracting from your desires until you are satisfied only with Christ brings contentment."

— Jeremiah Burroughs

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— Martin Luther King, Jr. —

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— James Denney —

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