Quotemeal for Thursday, October 23, 2008

"The surest hindrance of success is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the judgement of the public. He who is determined not to be satisfied with anything short of perfection will never do anything to please himself or others."

— Hazlitt

More Quotemeal

"Trust the past to God's mercy, the present to God's love and the future to God's providence."

— St. Augustine of Hippo —

"Satan promises the best, but pays with the worst; he promises honor, and pays with disgrace; he promises pleasure, and pays with pain; he promises profit, and....."

— Thomas Brooks —

"Remember: we can approach the future with confidence because we know the end from the beginning — the mustard seed wins the day."

— Tom Sine —

"God gives us just enough to seek him, and never enough to fully find Him. To do more would inhibit our freedom, and our freedom is very dear to God."

— Ron Hansen —