Quotemeal for Thursday, November 4, 2004

"Socrates, being asked what countryman he was, answered, "I am a citizen of the whole world." But ask a Christian what countryman he is, and he will answer, "A citizen of heaven.""

— William Seckler

More Quotemeal

"Just as at sea those who are carried away from the direction of the harbor bring themselves back on course by a clear sign, so Scripture may guide those adrift...."

— St. Gregory of Nyssa —

"Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessing of heaven."

— G. C. Lichtenberg —

"Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further."

— Søren Kierkegaard —

"Gratitude is the praise we offer God: for teachers kind, benefactors never to be forgotten, for all who have advantaged me, by writings, sermons, converse,..."

— Lancelot Andrewes —