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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"We are all pencils in the hand of a writing God, who is sending love letters to the world."
— Mother Teresa —
"Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength."
— Francis de Sales —
"What he's been creating, since the first beat of your heart, is a living, breathing, priceless work of art."
— Steven Curtis Chapman —
"The first great gift we can bestow on others is a good example."
— Thomas Morell —

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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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