Quotemeal: Jul. 3rd, 2004

Saturday, July 3, 2004

"Free will is not the liberty to do whatever one likes, but the power of doing whatever one sees ought to be done, even in the very face of otherwise overwhelming impulse. There lies freedom, indeed."
— George Macdonald

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"Humility is the root, mother, nurse, foundation, and bond of all virtue."
— St. John Chrysostom —
"I tell you, if you are serious about wanting to be like Christ, He is going to put you in circumstances where your only true choice is to become like Him."
— Francis Frangipane —
"The mind justifies what the heart has chosen."
— Author Unknown —
"We should dedicate ourselves to becoming in this life the most perfect worshippers of God we can possibly be, as we hope to be through all eternity."
— Brother Lawrence —

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Illustration of George Macdonald — "Free will is not the liberty to do whatever one likes, but the power of doing whatever one sees ought to be done, even in the very face of otherwise overwhelming impulse. There lies freedom, indeed."

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