Quotemeal: Nov. 16th, 1955

Wednesday, November 16, 1955

"Understanding is knowing what to do; wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is actually doing it."
— Tristan Gulberd

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"The greatest glory of a free born people is to transmit that freedom to their children."
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George Eliot
"Even when we cannot see the why and wherefore of God's dealings, we know that there is love in and behind them, and so we can rejoice always."
J. I. Packer
"You cannot go on being a good egg forever. You must either hatch or rot."
C. S. Lewis

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Illustration of Tristan Gulberd — "Understanding is knowing what to do; wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is actually doing it."

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