Quotemeal: Aug. 1st, 2006

Tuesday, August 1, 2006

"Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not."
— Samuel Johnson

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"I am always content with what happens; for I know that what God chooses is better than what I choose."
— Epictetus —
"Receive each day as a resurrection from death, as a new enjoyment of life."
— William Law —
"I’ve discovered an astonishing truth: God is attracted to weaknesses. He can’t resist those who humbly and honestly admit how desperately they need Him."
— Jim Cymbala —
"I longed to be a flame of fire continually glowing in the divine service and building up of Christ's kingdom to my last and dying breath."
— David Brainerd —

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Illustration of Samuel Johnson — "Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not."

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