George MacDonald Quotes

Love is the lord and the slave of all!

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

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

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

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.

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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.

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

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