Quotemeal: Oct. 23rd, 2008

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

"Nobody worries about Christ as long as he can be kept shut up in churches. He is quite safe inside. But there is always trouble if you try and let him out."
"A wise man seeks much counsel...a fool listens to all of it."
"The deepest desire of our hearts is for union for God. God created us for union with himself. This is the original purpose of our lives."
"Sin has a diminishing factor to it. It always gives its best in the beginning. It never gets better after that ... it only gets worse."
Mark Aulson

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Illustration

Illustration of Hazlitt — "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."

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