Quotemeal: Nov. 27th, 1962

Tuesday, November 27, 1962

"Love consents to all and commands only those who consent. Love is abdication. God is abdication."
— Simone Weil

More Quotemeal

"It is safe to tell the pure in heart that they shall see God, for only the pure in heart want to."
C. S. Lewis
"We shall rest and we shall see, we shall see and we shall love, we shall love and we shall pray, in the end which is no end."
"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."
"I have read Plato and Cicero sayings that are very wise and beautiful; but I never read in either of them: 'Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden...."

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Illustration of Simone Weil — "Love consents to all and commands only those who consent.  Love is abdication.  God is abdication."

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