Charles Spurgeon (1834–1892) British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 104.
“Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude.”
— Simone Weil, book Gravity and Grace
Source: Gravity and Grace
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