Quotemeal: Nov. 5th, 2005

Saturday, November 5, 2005

"The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it."
— William James

More Quotemeal

"The Spirit of God first imparts love; he next inspires hope, and then gives liberty; and this is about the last thing we have in many of our churches."
"Charity is, indeed, a great thing, and a gift of God, and when it is rightly ordered likens us unto God himself, as far as that is possible; for it is charity....."
"A man who prays without ceasing, if he achieves something, knows why he achieved it, and can take no pride in it... for he cannot attribute it to his own..."
"It is not the objective proof of God's existence that we want but the experience of God's presence. That is the miracle we are really after, and that is also,...."

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Illustration of William James — "The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Saturday, November 5, 2005

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