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

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"More light than we can learn, more wealth than we can treasure, more love than we can earn, more peace than we can measure, because one Child is born."
— Author Unknown —
"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give."
— Winston Churchill —
"The greatest of all visions is to see Christ, indeed, to see God, in the frail and glorious human family of the world."
— MacRina Wiederkehr —
"The stars may fall, but God's promises will stand and be fulfilled."
— J. I. Packer —

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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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