Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 2017

Thursday, August 17, 2017

"Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much for the mocking trifles of time and space."
— Charles H. Spurgeon

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"We too often love things and use people when we should be using things and loving people."
— Author Unknown —
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"Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man."
— Bernard of Clairvaux —
"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 Charles H. Spurgeon — "Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much for the mocking trifles of time and space."

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

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