Quotemeal: Jan. 3rd, 1956

Tuesday, January 3, 1956

"Talents are best nurtured in solitude: character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world."
— Goethe

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L. Newbigin
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Illustration of Goethe — "Talents are best nurtured in solitude: character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Tuesday, January 3, 1956

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The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
"It is quite certain that those whom Christ has washed in his precious blood need not make a confession of sin, as culprits or criminals, before God..."
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
"Dear Father, who wills our interdependence, Help me not to think more highly of myself than I ought to think, but to think with sober judgment,..."
A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
"Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace."

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