Quote#Nature
Remember, you are not a tree, that can live or stand alone. You are…
Quote byRobert Murray M'Cheyne · 1813–1843
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 609..
English (original)
Remember, you are not a tree, that can live or stand alone. You are only a branch. And it is only while you abide in Christ, as the branch in the vine, that you will flourish or even live.
— Robert Murray M'Cheyne
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