Quotemeal: May. 23rd, 2023

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

"To make the improving of our own character our central aim is hardly the highest kind of goodness. True goodness forgets itself and goes out to do the right thing for no other reason than that it is right."
— Lesslie Newbigin

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"One filled with joy preaches without preaching."
— Mother Teresa —
"We love the Lord, of course, but we often wonder what He finds in us."
— Ed Howe —
"Deny your weakness, and you will never realize God's strength in you."
— Joni Eareckson Tada —
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
— Abraham Lincoln —

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Illustration of Lesslie Newbigin — "To make the improving of our own character our central aim is hardly the highest kind of goodness. True goodness forgets itself and goes out to do the right thing for no other reason than that it is right."

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