Quotemeal: Jul. 13th, 2007

Friday, July 13, 2007

"If man is not made for God, why is he not happy except in God? If man is made for God, why is he so opposed to God?"
— Blaise Pascal

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"How can we understand forgiveness if we haven't recognized the depth of our sin?"
— John Henry Newman —
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— John Chrysostom —
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— John Tillotson —
"Our Adversary majors in three things: noise, hurry and crowds. If he can keep us engaged in "muchness" and "manyness," he will rest satisfied."
— Richard J. Foster —

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Illustration of Blaise Pascal — "If man is not made for God, why is he not happy except in God? If man is made for God, why is he so opposed to God?"

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