Quotemeal: Oct. 2nd, 2025

Thursday, October 2, 2025

"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for."
— William Shedd

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"For the power Thou hast given me to lay hold of things unseen: For the strong sense I have that this is not my home: For my restless heart which nothing finite..."
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"And what greater calamity can fall upon a nation than the loss of worship."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson —

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Illustration of William Shedd — "A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for."

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

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