To travel is to take a journey into yourself.
Life is a blank canvas, and you need to throw all the paint on it you can.
Danny Kaye (1911-1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer.
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Edwin Hubbel Chapin Quote
Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
From Proverbs 16:2: “All one’s ways may be pure in one’s own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit.”
Edwin Hubbel Chapin (1814-1880) was an American pastor and poet. He also served as editor of the CHRISTIAN LEADER.
Thomas Carlyle Quotes
Habit is the deepest law of human nature.
One monster there is in the world, the idle man.
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was a Scottish-born essayist, historian, and philosopher. He was a leading writer of the Victorian era.
Vance Havner Quote
Too many times we miss so much because we live on the low level of the natural, the ordinary, the explainable.
From Psalm 77:14: “You are the God who works wonders; You have displayed Your might among the peoples.”
Vance Havner (1901-1986) was an American pastor and Christian author. During his many years of service to the Lord, he preached throughout America.
Oswald Chambers Quote
There is only one place where we are right, and that is in Christ Jesus.
From 1 Peter 2:9: “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the excellence of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”
Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher. Following his death from an illness while in Egypt during World War I, his wife took on the task of transcribing the detailed notes she had written from his lectures and sermons. Gertrude Hobbs Chambers’ efforts resulted in the publication in 1924 of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST. I frequently read from this devotional, and it has greatly deepened my faith and understanding of God’s Word.
Carl Sandburg Quotes
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.
Yesterday is done. Tomorrow never comes. Today is here. If you don’t know what to do, sit still and listen. You may hear something. Nobody knows.
Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) was an American writer and journalist. Many of his works centered around poetry (he preferred “free verse’) and writing biographies. One of his most well-received biographies was about American President Abraham Lincoln. He received three Pulitzer Prizes (two for poetry and one for his Lincoln biography). Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Illinois.
Charles Swindoll Quote
God’s plans are not hindered when the events of this world are carnal or secular. His presence penetrates, regardless.
From Psalm 138:4: “All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O Lord, for they have heard the words of your mouth.”
Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.
Emma Goldman Quotes
No one has yet fully realized the wealth of sympathy, kindness, and generosity hidden in the soul of the child.
The most vital right is the right to love and be loved.
Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was a Lithuanian-born writer and political activist.
Charles Stanley Quote
Most of us would rather not wait or struggle to understand the Lord’s will. But that’s how we grow in our relationship with Him.
From Psalm 27:14: “Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!”
Charles Stanley (1932-2023) was an American pastor and Christian writer. He was dedicated to leading a teaching ministry.
Sylvia Plath Quotes
Love life day by day, color by color, touch by touch.
Hour by hour, day by day, life becomes possible.
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was an American poet.
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