Quotemeal: Jan. 1st, 2004

Thursday, January 1, 2004

"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble."
— Helen Keller

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Illustration of Helen Keller — "I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble."

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