It is not the bee's touching of the flower that gathers honey, but her abiding for a time upon the flower that… — Thomas Brooks Copy Share Image
It is not he that reads most, but he that meditates most on Divine truth, that will prove the choicest, wisest, strongest… — Joseph Hall Copy Share Image
“[I]t is not hasty reading--but serious meditating upon holy and heavenly truths, that make them prove sweet and profitable to the soul.… — Thomas Brooks Copy Share Image
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