Quotemeal: Sep. 12th, 1949

Monday, September 12, 1949

"Humility is the Christian's greatest honor; the higher men climb, the farther they are from heaven."
— Burder

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"We don't seem to want to worship a God who's too big, too authoritative. We seem more comfortable with a deity who's more manageable."
— Mark Finley —
"God's retirement plan is out of this world."
— Anonymous —
"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 —
"Every man naturally desires knowledge; but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed a humble rustic who serves God is better than a proud intellectual..."
— Thomas à Kempis —

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Illustration of Burder — "Humility is the Christian's greatest honor; the higher men climb, the farther they are from heaven."

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