Quotemeal: Oct. 12th, 2023

Thursday, October 12, 2023

"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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"The national anthem of hell is, "I Did It My Way.""
— Peter Kreeft —
"Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance."
— C. S. Lewis —
"The unbelieving mind would not be convinced by any proof, and the worshiping heart needs none."
— A. W. Tozer —
"Dear Lord, either quiet the waves or lift me above them; it's too late to learn to swim."
— Mary Crowley —

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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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