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

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"Only a life lived for others is worth living."
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C. S. Lewis
"What you do when you don't have to, determines what you will be when you can no longer help it."
"When God is about to do something great, he starts with a difficulty. When he is about to do something truly magnificent, he starts with an impossibility."

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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."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Sunday, January 1, 1950

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"Dear Disciple, Some of Paul's language in his letter to the Galatians is harsh. He begins his letter without his normal prayer of thanksgiving for..."
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
"Our knowledge of Christ is somewhat like climbing one of our Welsh mountains. When you are at the base you see but little: the mountain itself appears..."
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
"Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."

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