Quotemeal: May. 16th, 2005

Monday, May 16, 2005

"We read not that Christ ever exercised force but once; and that was to drive profane ones out of his Temple, not to force them in."
— John Milton

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"Sanctification is glory begun. Glory is sanctification completed."
— F. F. Bruce —
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— Winston Churchill —
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— Tristan Gulberd —
"Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that."
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Illustration of John Milton — "We read not that Christ ever exercised force but once; and that was to drive profane ones out of his Temple, not to force them in."

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