Quotemeal: Jan. 1st, 1958

Wednesday, January 1, 1958

"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

"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else."
C. S. Lewis
"I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened."
"Wise men are not always silent, but they know when to be."
"Time is too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love — time is eternity."

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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.