Quotemeal: Jun. 2nd, 1964

Tuesday, June 2, 1964

"People who won't help others in trouble "because they got into trouble through their own fault" would probably not throw a lifeline to a drowning man until they learned whether he fell in through his own fault or not."
— Sydney J. Harris

More Quotemeal

"A gem cannot be polished without friction; the child of God cannot be perfected without adversity."
"The tearful praying Christian, whose distress prevent his words, will be clearly understood by the Most High."
"It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is unbelief - the other is contempt."
Plutarch
"Never, never pin your whole faith on any human being: not if he is the best and wisest in the whole world. There are lots of nice things you can do with sand;....."
C. S. Lewis

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Illustration of Sydney J. Harris — "People who won't help others in trouble "because they got into trouble through their own fault" would probably not throw a lifeline to a drowning man until they learned whether he fell in through his own fault or not."

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