Quotemeal for Monday, July 25, 2022

"Every man naturally desires knowledge; but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed a humble rustic who serves God is better than a proud intellectual who neglects his soul to study the course of the stars."

— Thomas à Kempis

More Quotemeal

"Lust is the craving for salt of a man who is dying of thirst."

— Frederick Buechner —

"Grace is the gift of Christ, who exposes the gulf which separates God and man, and, by exposing it, bridges it."

— Karl Barth —

"Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand."

— St. Augustine of Hippo —

"The most glorious promises of God are generally fulfilled in such a wondrous manner that He steps forth to save us at a time when there is the least appearance...."

— C. H. von Bogatzy —