Quotemeal: Oct. 23rd, 1965

Saturday, October 23, 1965

"Lust is the craving for salt of a man who is dying of thirst."
— Frederick Buechner

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"The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it."
— William James —
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— Jim Elliot —
"Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently."
— François de Sales —
"Love begins when the needs of someone else become more important than your own."
— Lao Wei —

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Illustration of Frederick Buechner — "Lust is the craving for salt of a man who is dying of thirst."

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