Quotemeal: Jan. 26th, 1961

Thursday, January 26, 1961

"The world rings changes, it is never constant but in its disappointments. The world is but a great inn, where we are to stay a night or two, and be gone; what madness is it so to set our heart upon our inn, as to forget our home?"
— Thomas Watson

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Illustration of Thomas Watson — "The world rings changes, it is never constant but in its disappointments. The world is but a great inn, where we are to stay a night or two, and be gone; what madness is it so to set our heart upon our inn, as to forget our home?"

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