Quotemeal: Nov. 5th, 2026

Thursday, November 5, 2026

"The tragedy of life and of the world is not that men do not know God; the tragedy is that, knowing Him, they still insist on going their own way."
— William Barclay

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Illustration of William Barclay — "The tragedy of life and of the world is not that men do not know God; the tragedy is that, knowing Him, they still insist on going their own way."

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