Quotemeal: Aug. 20th, 2008

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

"Commitment without reflection is fanaticism in action, though reflection without commitment is the paralysis of all action."
— John Mackay

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— Cloris Leachman —
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— John Chrysostom —
"The Church on earth is a cross-eyed church, with one eye on God in His heavenly benediction, and one eye on the needy world of men."
— David Head —
"Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water."
— Miguel de Cervantes —

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Illustration of John Mackay — "Commitment without reflection is fanaticism in action, though reflection without commitment is the paralysis of all action."

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