# “A stranger to himself” by Thomas Manton

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- Published: 2025-03-19T12:00:00-05:00
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“Faith is lean and ready to starve unless it be fed with continual meditation on
the promises.

A man that is a stranger to meditation is a stranger to himself.”

–Thomas Manton, [_The Works of Thomas Manton, Vol. 17_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1848719132?tag=toletaupanre-20)(
Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1870/2020), 17: 270-271.

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