Quotemeal: Nov. 16th, 1955

Wednesday, November 16, 1955

"Understanding is knowing what to do; wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is actually doing it."
— Tristan Gulberd

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"Nothing can be said so clearly as to preclude the possibility of it being misunderstood."
— Philipp Melanchthon —
"Our prayers are answered not when we are given what we ask but when we are challenged to be what we can be."
— Morris Alder —
"It is a vain thought to flee from the work that God appoints us, for the sake of finding a greater blessing, instead of seeking it where alone it is to be found..."
— George Eliot —
"Pray hardest when it is hardest to pray."
— Bishop Charles H. Brent —

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Illustration of Tristan Gulberd — "Understanding is knowing what to do; wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is actually doing it."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Wednesday, November 16, 1955

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Proverbs 16:16
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Unstoppable!
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Morning & Evening
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