Quotemeal: Jun. 9th, 1959

Tuesday, June 9, 1959

"Humility is the root, mother, nurse, foundation, and bond of all virtue."
— St. John Chrysostom

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"Listen less to your own thoughts and more to God's thoughts."
— François Fénelon —
"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 —
"If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be better than they are in the world: at least, we should be better enabled to bear them."
— John Owen —
"Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose... only [upon] the Beloved who will never pass away."
— C. S. Lewis —

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Illustration of St. John Chrysostom — "Humility is the root, mother, nurse, foundation, and bond of all virtue."

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

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