Quotemeal: Jan. 7th, 2017

Saturday, January 7, 2017

"Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all."
— Oliver Wendell Holmes

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"Lying covers a multitude of sins - temporarily."
— Dwight L. Moody —
"The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not, "What a lovely sermon!" but, "I will do something!""
— Francis of Sales —
"Other sins find their vent in the accomplishment of evil deeds, whereas pride lies in wait for good deeds, to destroy them."
— St. Augustine of Hippo —
"God writes straight with crooked lines."
— Spanish Proverb —

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Illustration of Oliver Wendell Holmes — "Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all."

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