Quotemeal: Mar. 17th, 1966

Thursday, March 17, 1966

"We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature — trees, flowers, grass — grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls."
— Mother Teresa

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"How can we understand forgiveness if we haven't recognized the depth of our sin?"
— John Henry Newman —
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— Samuel Johnson —
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— Thomas Jefferson —
"I would not give one moment of heaven for all the joy and riches of the world, even if it lasted for thousands and thousands of years."
— Martin Luther —

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Illustration of Mother Teresa — "We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature — trees, flowers, grass — grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls."

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

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