Quotemeal: Aug. 1st, 2003

Friday, August 1, 2003

"A Christian cannot help being free, because in the pursuit and attainment of his object, no one can either hinder or retard him."
— Lyof N. Tolstoy

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"Commitment without reflection is fanaticism in action, though reflection without commitment is the paralysis of all action."
John Mackay
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"The whole being of any Christian is Faith and Love... Faith brings the man to God, love brings him to men."
"I may no longer depend on pleasant impulses to bring me before the Lord. I must rather respond to principles I know to be right, whether I feel them to be..."
Jim Elliot

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Illustration of Lyof N. Tolstoy — "A Christian cannot help being free, because in the pursuit and attainment of his object, no one can either hinder or retard him."

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