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Who is the Fool?
"A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot"
- John Calvin"If you build upon yourself your edifice will be a mere ruin."
- Augustine"If you think that your best is good enough for God, you have too high an opinion of yourself and too low and opinion of God."
-John Blanchard"If we are proud of our talents we betray our lack of gratitude to God."
- John Calvin"that which is begun in self-confidence will end in shame."
- Richard Sibbes"The greatest of all disorders is to think we are whole and need no help."
-Thomas Wilson
From The Complete Gathered God: A Treasury of Quotations for Christians
Posted by John on February 9, 2007 01:56 PM
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The fool has said in his heart there is no God.
Posted by: David McCrory | February 9, 2007 02:53 PM
Pro 15:24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent, that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.
Posted by: michael | February 9, 2007 03:53 PM