Quotemeal: Jun. 17th, 1950

Saturday, June 17, 1950

"Men can heal lust. Angels can heal malice. God alone can cure pride."
— John Climacus

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"You cannot go on being a good egg forever. You must either hatch or rot."
— C. S. Lewis —
"If a church wants a better pastor, it can get one by praying for the one it has."
— Robert E. Harris —
"Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God. And only he who sees takes off his shoes, the rest sit round and pluck blackberries."
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning —
"It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver."
— St. Augustine of Hippo —

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Illustration of John Climacus — "Men can heal lust. Angels can heal malice. God alone can cure pride."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.

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