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title: "2 Gasoline Quotes By Richard J. Foster"
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> [When the poor farmer of India is unable to buy a gallon of gasoline to run his simple water pump because the world's demand has priced him out of the market, who is to blame?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/when-the-poor-farmer-of-india-is-unable-to-buy-a-gallon-of-gasoline/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

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> [Overconsumption is a "cancer eating away at our spiritual vitals." It cuts the heart right out of our compassion. It distances us from the great masses of broken bleeding humanity. It converts us into materialists. We become less able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/overconsumption-is-a-cancer-eating-away-at-our-spiritual-vitals-it/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

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## More by Richard J. Foster

> [Prayer is - listening for the still small voice of God. Listening with the "ear of our hearts."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/prayer-is-listening-for-the-still-small-voice-of-god-listening-with/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [Over-consumption is a cancer eating away at our spiritual vitals. It distances us from the great masses of broken bleeding humanity. It converts us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/over-consumption-is-a-cancer-eating-away-at-our-spiritual-vitals-it/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [“To believe that God can reach us and bless us in the ordinary junctures of daily life is the stuff of prayer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/to-believe-that-god-can-reach-us-and-bless-us-in-the-ordinary/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [Prayer is simply saying "thank you, bless you, praise you."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/prayer-is-simply-saying-thank-you-bless-you-praise-you/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [There is an old proverb to the effect that 'all those who open their mouths, close their eyes!' The purpose of silence and solitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/there-is-an-old-proverb-to-the-effect-that-all-those-who-open-their/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [It is an occupational hazard of devout folk to become stuffy bores. This should not be. Of all people, we should be the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/it-is-an-occupational-hazard-of-devout-folk-to-become-stuffy-bores/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [“Lord God, you deserve my best. Forgive me for the times I have offered you only the dregs, whether it be half-heartedly muttered prayers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/lord-god-you-deserve-my-best-forgive-me-for-the-times-i-have-offered/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/superficiality-is-the-curse-of-our-age-the-doctrine-of-instant/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [If worship does not change us it has not been worship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/if-worship-does-not-change-us-it-has-not-been-worship/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [“I want to mention one other reason why we shy away from commitment. It is, very simply, the fear that we will not be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/i-want-to-mention-one-other-reason-why-we-shy-away-from-commitment-it/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [“It is one thing to act like a servant; it is quite another to be a servant.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/it-is-one-thing-to-act-like-a-servant-it-is-quite-another-to-be-a/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [“we hold on so tightly to the good that we do know that we cannot receive the greater good that we do not know.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/we-hold-on-so-tightly-to-the-good-that-we-do-know-that-we-cannot/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [“Once we have made generous latitude for individual differences and schedules, we must firmly discipline ourselves to a regular pattern of prayer. We cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/once-we-have-made-generous-latitude-for-individual-differences-and/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [Freedom in the Gospel does not mean license. It means opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/freedom-in-the-gospel-does-not-mean-license-it-means-opportunity/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

> [“The tongue is our most powerful weapon of manipulation. A frantic stream of words flows from us because we are in a constant process…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/the-tongue-is-our-most-powerful-weapon-of-manipulation-a-frantic/)

[Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/)

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