Quotemeal: Oct. 12th, 2019

Saturday, October 12, 2019

"The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops — no, but the kind of man the country turns out."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Illustration of Ralph Waldo Emerson — "The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops — no, but the kind of man the country turns out."

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