Quotemeal: Dec. 22nd, 2005

Thursday, December 22, 2005

"How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."
— Benjamin Franklin

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"If a man is not made for God, why is he happy only in God?"
— Blaise Pascal —
"We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.||"
— C. S. Lewis —
"Victory is the place where our breaking point becomes our turning point."
— L. Burt —
"I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man I have ever met."
— Dwight Moody —

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Illustration of Benjamin Franklin — "How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."

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Daily Wisdom
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1 Chronicles 16:11
"Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always."

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