Quotemeal: Jan. 1st, 1950

Sunday, January 1, 1950

"Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols."
— Thomas Mann

More Quotemeal

"We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is impossible to live one way and pray another."
— William Law —
"Our work here is brief but its reward is eternal. Do not be disturbed by the clamor of the world, which passes away like a shadow."
"Faith in faith is faith astray."
— A. W. Tozer —
"To love God is the greatest of virtues; to be loved by God is the greatest of blessings."

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Illustration of Thomas Mann — "Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols."

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