Quotemeal: Jan. 27th, 1963

Sunday, January 27, 1963

"The human race is divided into two classes — those who go ahead and do something, and those who sit still and inquire, "Why wasn't it done the other way?""
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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"We cannot bear sin - when it is near us, we feel like a wretch chained to a rotting carcass; we groan to be free of the hateful thing."
— Charles H. Spurgeon —
"Conquer evil men by your gentle kindness."
— Isaac from Syria —
"It's no good to sit up and take notice if we just keep on sitting."
— Author Unknown —
"Love a man, even in his sin, for that love is a likeness of the divine love, and is the summit of love on earth."
— Fyodor Dostoevsky —

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Illustration of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. — "The human race is divided into two classes — those who go ahead and do something, and those who sit still and inquire, "Why wasn't it done the other way?""

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

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