Quotemeal: Oct. 23rd, 2004

Saturday, October 23, 2004

"The surest hindrance of success is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the judgement of the public. He who is determined not to be satisfied with anything short of perfection will never do anything to please himself or others."
— Hazlitt

More Quotemeal

"Christ demands that the driving force in your life must be love. All other things, although important, are secondary. Love is the sign of true discipleship."
"Peace reigns where our Lord reigns."
"Christians are supposed to not merely endure change, not even to profit by it, but to cause it."
"I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man I have ever met."
— Dwight Moody —

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Illustration of Hazlitt — "The surest hindrance of success is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the judgement of the public. He who is determined not to be satisfied with anything short of perfection will never do anything to please himself or others."

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