"Remember that it is not hasty reading,
but serious meditation on holy and heavenly truths,
that makes them prove sweet and profitable to the soul.
but serious meditation on holy and heavenly truths,
that makes them prove sweet and profitable to the soul.
It is not the mere touching of the flower by the bee that gathers
honey, but her abiding for a time on the flower that draws out the sweet.
honey, but her abiding for a time on the flower that draws out the sweet.
It is not he that reads most, but he that meditates most, that will
prove to be the choicest, sweetest, wisest, and strongest Christian."
prove to be the choicest, sweetest, wisest, and strongest Christian."
- Thomas Brooks (1608-1680)
