{"quotes":[{"text":"He embraces all things that are lovely: he seals up the sum of all loveliness. Things that shine as single stars with a particular glory, all meet in Christ as a glorious constellation. Col. 1:19, 'It pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell.' Cast your eyes among all created beings, survey the universe: you will observe strength in one, beauty in a second, faithfulness in a third, wisdom in a fourth; but you shall find none excelling in them all as Christ does. Bread has one quality, water another, raiment another, medicine another; but none has them all in itself as Christ does. He is bread to the hungry, water to the thirsty, a garment to the naked, healing to the wounded; and whatever a soul can desire is found in him, 1 Cor. 1:30.","author":"John Flavel","tags":["beauty","christ","excellency","fullness","gospel truth","loveliness","sufficiency","supremacy","supremacy-of-christ"],"id":110934,"author_id":"John+Flavel"},{"text":"If you refuse to accept nothing but the best you will often get it.","author":"Lailah GiftyAkita","tags":["best-life","excellency","great-work","greatness"],"id":211746,"author_id":"Lailah+GiftyAkita"},{"text":"Don't settle for less than God's best for you'.~R. Alan Woods [2013].","author":"R. Alan Woods","tags":["destiny","excellency","highest-good","r-alan-woods"],"id":302517,"author_id":"R.+Alan+Woods"},{"text":"A leader who sows confidence will reap excellency and legacy. A leader who sows fear will reap stagnancy or complacency.","author":"Israelmore Ayivor","tags":["afraid","be-confident","complacency","complacent","confidence","confident","excel","excellency","fear","food-for-thought","fright","harvest","harvest-time","impact","impacts","israelmore-ayivor","leader","leaders","leadership","legacy","personal-development","plant","reap","reaping","self-improvement","sow","stagnant"],"id":403465,"author_id":"Israelmore+Ayivor"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":4,"pages":1}}