Quotemeal: Dec. 22nd, 2013

Sunday, December 22, 2013

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

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"Jesus promised his disciples three things - that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy and in constant trouble."
— G. K. Chesterton —
"Satan promises the best, but pays with the worst; he promises honor, and pays with disgrace; he promises pleasure, and pays with pain; he promises profit, and....."
— Thomas Brooks —
"Other sins find their vent in the accomplishment of evil deeds, whereas pride lies in wait for good deeds, to destroy them."
— St. Augustine of Hippo —
"It is not as a child that I believe and confess Jesus Christ. My hosanna is born of a furnace of doubt."
— Fyodor Dostoevsky —

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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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