Quotemeal: Jul. 12th, 2008

Saturday, July 12, 2008

"It is our nature's law that makes a man set higher value on the things he has not got than upon those he has, so that he loathes his actual possessions in longing for the things that are not his."
— Bernard of Clairvaux

More Quotemeal

"Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important."
C. S. Lewis
"We evalutate others with a godlike justice, but we want them to evaluate us with a godlike compassion."
"God, as we know Him, is a gift to us from Christ."
A. J. Gossip
"Life offers many choices. Eternity offers only two."

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Illustration of Bernard of Clairvaux — "It is our nature's law that makes a man set higher value on the things he has not got than upon those he has, so that he loathes his actual possessions in longing for the things that are not his."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.