"To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement."
"You have found that you were more secure before you accumulated so much. See what greed has imposed on you: You have filled your house and now you fear burglars. You have hoarded money and lost sleep. See what greed has commanded you: "Do this!" And you did it."
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Source: Works. Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, Volume III. In Johannis Evang. Cap. I. Tr. V. Section XV, p. 140, 1922.
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