Quotemeal: Dec. 31st, 1959

Thursday, December 31, 1959

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

More Quotemeal

"No one who really wants to count for God can afford to play at Christianity."
"The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything."
"Once in seven years I burn all my sermons; for it is a shame, if I cannot write better sermons now than I did seven years ago."
John Wesley
"We should live our lives as though Christ was coming this afternoon."
Jimmy Carter

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Illustration of Ralph Waldo Emerson — "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

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