George MacDonald
Scottish writer and Christian minister (1824–1905)
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- 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.
- 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.
- It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think he must prefer quality to quantity.
- To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.
- Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness.