Daily Quote Archives
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July 1, 2009 |
“The most wasted of all days is the one without laughter.”
---E.E. Cummings (1894-1962), American poet
“When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage, it seemed like a
dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, on our lips
there were songs.”
---Psalm 126:1 |
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July 2, 2009 |
“You can’t do anything about what is gone, but you can do
something about what is left.”
---Joel Osteen, Minister
“Put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing
love and with him is full redemption.”
---Psalm 130:7 |
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July 3, 2009 |
“When someone is driven by love in any way, he or she is
driven by Christ. Whoever has love, has the love of God,
even if he or she does not confess Christ in words. There is
a hidden Christ; he is much too great to be confined by
human thought.”
---Eberhard Arnold (1883-1935), German writer, theologian
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from
God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is
love. This is how God showed his love among us; He sent his
one and only Son into the world that we might live through
him.”
---I John 4:9 |
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July 11, 2009 |
“Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the
Indianapolis 55 or bravely catching a thief in your house.
The real tests of courage are much quieter. They are the
inner tests, like remaining faithful when nobody’s looking,
like enduring pain when the room is empty, like standing
alone when you’re misunderstood.”
---Charles Swindoll, minister, author
“What does the Lord require of you but to act justly, love
mercy, and walk humbly with your God.”
---Micah 6:8 |
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July 12, 2009 |
“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I
know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are
those who will have sought and found how to serve.”
---Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), German-French theologian,
musician, philosopher, physician
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve
and to give his life a ransom for many.”
---Mark 10:45 |
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July 13, 2009 |
“People think I’m disciplined. It is not discipline. It is
devotion. There is a difference.”
---Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007), opera singer
“Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s
desires.”
---Psalm 37:4 |
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July 14, 2009 |
“No steam or gas drives anything until it is confined. No
Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is
tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused,
dedicated and disciplined.”
---Harry E. Fosdick (1897-1969), American clergyman
“I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking
forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of
the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God,
through Christ Jesus, is calling us.”
---Philippians 4:13-14 |
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July 15, 2009 |
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
---Philo (20 B.C.E.-50 C.E.), Jewish philosopher
“Be kind to each other.”
---Ephesians 4:32 |
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July 16, 2009 |
“Swing hard, in case they throw the ball where you’re
swinging.”
---Duke Snider, former Major League baseball player
“Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord
enthusiastically.”
Romans 12:11 |
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July 17, 2009 |
“Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we
should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours
brooding over grievances that, in a year’s time, will be
forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life
to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real
affections and enduring undertakings.”
---Andre Maurois (1885-1967), writer
“Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives’
tales. Instead train yourself to be godly.”
---I Timothy 1:7 |
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July 18, 2009 |
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to
share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.”
---Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) twice Prime Minister of
England
“The lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting some money.
But Peter said, ‘I don’t have any silver or gold for you.
But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ
the Nazarene, get up and walk.’”
---Acts 3:6 |
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July 19, 2009 |
“See how nature---trees, flowers, grass---grows in silence;
see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in
silence…we need silence to be able to touch souls.”
---Mother Teresa (1910-1997) Roman Catholic nun and founder
of the Missionaries of Charity
“Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently
for him to act.”
---Psalm 37:7 |
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July 20, 2009 |
“Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is an
obstacle.”
---Ken Hakuta, American inventor and TV personality
“Come and listen to my counsel. I’ll share my heart with you
and make you wise.”
---Proverbs 1:23 |
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July 21, 2009 |
“Good management consists in showing average people how to
do the work of superior people.”
---John D.Rockefeller (1839-1937), American industrialist
“As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.”
---Proverbs 27:17 |
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July 22, 2009 |
“Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand
still.”
---Chinese Proverb
“But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before
Moses. ‘Let’s go at once to take the land,’ he said. ‘We can
certainly conquer it!’”
---Numbers 13:30 |
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July 23, 2009 |
“When our life focus is fueled by faith, fear subsides.”
---David B.Whitlock, Ph.D.
“Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set
your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in
the place of honor at God’s right hand.”
---Colossians 3:1 |
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July 24, 2009 |
“It takes a lot of things to prove you are smart, but only
one thing to prove you are ignorant.”
---Don Herold, humorist
Even fools are thought to be wise when they keep silent;
with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.
---Proverbs 17:28 |
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July 25, 2009 |
“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration
with others.”
---Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Scottish writer
“I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from
all my fears. Those who look to him for help will be radiant
with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces.”
---Psalm 34:4-5 |
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July 26, 2009 |
“Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.”
---Michael O’Brian
“Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not be
afraid. Even if I am attacked, I will remain confident.”
---Psalm 27:3 |
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July 27, 2009 |
“The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness
of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are
all part of one another, and all involved in one another.”
Thomas Merton (1915-1968), Trappist Monk
“When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with
compassion. ‘Don’t cry!’ he said.”
---Luke 7:13 |
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July 28, 2009 |
“Life appears to be too short to be spent in nursing
animosity, or registering wrongs.”
---Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855), English writer
“Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind
me that my days are numbered---how fleeting my life is.”
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July 29, 2009 |
“You learn something every day if you pay attention.”
---Ray LeBlond
“Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from
their ways and become wise! Though they have no prince or
governor or ruler to make them work, they labor hard all
summer, gathering food for the winter.”
---Proverbs 6:6-8 |
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July 30, 2009 |
“Dance as though no one is watching you, love as though you
have never been hurt before, sing as though no one can hear
you, live as though heaven is on earth.”
---Father Alfred D’Souza
“Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for
the glory of God.”
---I Corinthians 10:31 |
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July 31, 2009 |
“Nature is the art of God.”
---Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet
“The heavens declare the glory of God. The skies display his
craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night
after night they make him known. They speak without a sound
or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has
gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the
world.”
---Psalm 19:1-4 |
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