Quotemeal: Aug. 21st, 2025

Thursday, August 21, 2025

"Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds."
— William Shakespeare

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— Max Lucado —
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— J. C. Ryle —
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— N.T. Wright —
"Only those whose souls have struck the deepest notes of penitence can reach the highest notes of praise."
— Richard DeHaan —

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Illustration of William Shakespeare — "Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds."

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