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

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"If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be better than they are in the world: at least, we should be better enabled to bear them."
John Owen
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"The greatest of all visions is to see Christ, indeed, to see God, in the frail and glorious human family of the world."
"There is not a heart but has its moments of longing, yearning for something better; nobler; holier than it knows now."

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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.