Quotemeal: Mar. 30th, 1940

Saturday, March 30, 1940

"If we seek God for our own good and profit, we are not seeking God."
— Johannes Eckhart

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"There is nothing the body suffers the soul may not profit by."
— George Meredith —
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"He who provides for this life, but takes no care for eternity, is wise for a moment, but a fool forever."
— Tillotson —
"If we would learn from our prosperity, we would not need so much adversity."
— Charles H. Spurgeon —

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Illustration of Johannes Eckhart — "If we seek God for our own good and profit, we are not seeking God."

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