Quotemeal: Nov. 10th, 2009

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

"Obedience is the burial of the will and the resurrection of humility."
— John Climacus

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Illustration of John Climacus — "Obedience is the burial of the will and the resurrection of humility."

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