Quotemeal: Dec. 17th, 2026

Thursday, December 17, 2026

"Fear less, hope more;|Whine less, breathe more;|Talk less, say more;|Hate less, love more;|And all good things are yours."
— Swedish Proverb

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"Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you yourself shall be the...."
— Phillips Brooks —
"Find out how much God has given you and take from it what you need; the remainder is needed by others."
— St. Augustine of Hippo —
"Not only do we not know God except through Jesus Christ; We do not even know ourselves except through Jesus Christ."
— Blaise Pascal —
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate."
— Nikka, age 6 —

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Illustration of Swedish Proverb — "Fear less, hope more;|Whine less, breathe more;|Talk less, say more;|Hate less, love more;|And all good things are yours."

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