Quotemeal: Aug. 22nd, 2008

Friday, August 22, 2008

"Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must first be overcome."
— Samuel Johnson

More Quotemeal

"Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose... only [upon] the Beloved who will never pass away."
C. S. Lewis
"The sweetest of all sounds is praise."
Xenophon
"In commanding us to glorify Him, God is inviting us to enjoy Him."
C. S. Lewis
"When God is about to do something great, he starts with a difficulty. When he is about to do something truly magnificent, he starts with an impossibility."

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Illustration of Samuel Johnson — "Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must first be overcome."

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