Quotemeal: Oct. 23rd, 2004

Saturday, October 23, 2004

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"The surest hindrance of success is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the judgement of the public. He who is determined not to be satisfied with anything short of perfection will never do anything to please himself or others."
— Hazlitt

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"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom."
— Thomas Jefferson —
"Our whole life is taken up with anxiety for personal security, with preparations for living, so that we really never live at all."
— Leo Tolstoy —
"The chief pang of most trials is not so much the actual suffering itself as our own spirit of resistance to it."
— Jean Nicolas Grou —
"Perhaps one reason God delays His answers to our prayers is because He knows we need to be with Him far more than we need the things we ask of Him."
— Ben Patterson —

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Illustration of Hazlitt — "The surest hindrance of success is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the judgement of the public. He who is determined not to be satisfied with anything short of perfection will never do anything to please himself or others."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Saturday, October 23, 2004

Daily Wisdom
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
John 1:1-2
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning."
Passion for Praise
A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
'Every Spiritual Blessing' (Ep. 1:3)
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ."
Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Evening Thought: Song of Songs 1:4
"We will be glad and rejoice in thee. We will not open the gates of the year to the dolorous notes of the sackbut, but to the sweet strains of the harp..."
A Year with Jesus
A devotional to help reclaim Jesus as the daily Lord of our lives.
'Dedicated to God'
"Dear Friend, As you begin your New Year, I want to challenge you to dedicate yourself and this year to honor Us — Father, Son, and Spirit. Be....."

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