Quotemeal: Jul. 15th, 2004

Thursday, July 15, 2004

"It is easier to renounce worldly possessions than it is to renounce the love of them."
— Walter Hilton

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— Karl Barth —
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— St. Augustine of Hippo —
"Love consents to all and commands only those who consent. Love is abdication. God is abdication."
— Simone Weil —

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Illustration of Walter Hilton — "It is easier to renounce worldly possessions than it is to renounce the love of them."

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