Quotemeal: Dec. 22nd, 2009

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

"How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."
— Benjamin Franklin

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"Lust is the craving for salt of a man who is dying of thirst."
— Frederick Buechner —
"We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves."
— George Eliot —
"All effective fathers learn the importance of a wise and flexible response to their children's calls for attention. No busy signals here. No "hold" button."
— Gordon McDonald —
"It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver."
— St. Augustine of Hippo —

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Illustration of Benjamin Franklin — "How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."

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

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