Quotemeal: Aug. 8th, 2011

Monday, August 8, 2011

"Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently."
— François de Sales

More Quotemeal

"Religion is hanging around the cross, Christianity is hanging on the cross."
Stephen Hill
"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves."
Victor Hugo
"The chief pang of most trials is not so much the actual suffering itself as our own spirit of resistance to it."
"Whatever tries us in any way, speak to the Lord about it."

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Illustration of François de Sales — "Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently."

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