John Ruskin: God will put up with a great many things in the human heart, but there is one…
God will put up with a great many things in the human heart, but there is one thing that he will not put up with in it, —a second place. He who offers God a second place, offers him no place.
In today’s wordsGod will tolerate a great deal in the human heart, but there's one thing he won't tolerate: second place. Whoever offers God second place offers him no place.
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