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" Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the best; God finds it hard to give, because He would give the best, and man will not take it. "

George MacDonald

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" There are thousands willing to do great things for one willing to do a small thing. "

" Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other. "

" Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life. "

" If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give. "

" It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen. "

" When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over. "

" Afflictions are but the shadows of God's wings. "

" It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow, that weigh a man down. "

" Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom. "

" We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well. "

" Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk. "

" To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it. "

" To have what we want is riches; but to be able to do without is power. "

" To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. "

" It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think he must prefer quality to quantity. "

" A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man gets to being a beast, the less he knows it. "

George MacDonald

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" It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the point is whether he is growing. "

" You can't live on amusement. It is the froth on water - an inch deep and then the mud. "

" Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly. "

" Where there is no choice, we do well to make no difficulty. "

" The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done. "