Quotemeal: Oct. 2nd, 1949

Sunday, October 2, 1949

"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for."
— William Shedd

More Quotemeal

"Sin has a diminishing factor to it. It always gives its best in the beginning. It never gets better after that ... it only gets worse."
Mark Aulson
"If God is a reality, and the soul is a reality, and you are an immortal being, what are you doing with your Bible shut?"
"A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless."
Simone Weil
"Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose."

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Illustration of William Shedd — "A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.