Quotemeal: Jan. 1st, 2010

Friday, January 1, 2010

"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

More Quotemeal

"The greatest glory of a free born people is to transmit that freedom to their children."
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John Bunyan
"The art of love... is largely the art of persistence."
Albert Ellis
"Oh Lord, become the master of our passions, and the creator of our desires."
R. Marklund

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Illustration

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."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Friday, January 1, 2010

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A daily devotional about God's power for our battles.
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A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
"But we come from God and belong to God. Anyone who knows God understands us and listens. The person who has nothing to do with God will, of course, not listen....."

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