Quotemeal: Jan. 3rd, 1960

Sunday, January 3, 1960

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

More Quotemeal

"How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments."
"Revenge never healed a wound."
Guarini
"Gratitude is the least of the virtues, but ingratitude is the worst of vices."
"Then are we servants of God, then are we the disciples of Christ, when we do what is commanded us and because it is commanded us."
John Owen

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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 Sunday, January 3, 1960

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A one-year devotional guide through the book of Acts.
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A daily devotional about God's power for our battles.
"Am I now trying to win the favor and approval of men, or of God? Or am I seeking to please someone? If I were still trying to be popular with men, I....."
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
"Canst thou answer this, believer? Canst thou find any reason why thou art so often mourning instead of rejoicing? Why yield to gloomy anticipations?....."

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