Quotemeal: May. 22nd, 2007

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

"The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship."
— Martin Luther

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"Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love."
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— Thomas Hardy —
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Illustration of Martin Luther — "The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship."

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