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George MacDonald Quotes: Oh the folly of any mind that would explain God before obeying Him! That would map out the character of God instead of crying, Lord, what wouldst thou have me to do?
         

Oh the folly of any mind that would explain God before obeying Him! That would map out the character of God instead of crying, Lord, what wouldst thou have me to do?


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A man's real belief is that which he lives by. What a man believes is the thing he does, not the thing he thinks.



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Never tell a child 'you have a soul.' Teach him, you are a soul; you have a body.



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.

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.



Forgiveness unleashes joy. It brings peace. It washes the slate clean. It sets all the highest values of love in motion.

Forgiveness unleashes joy. It brings peace. It washes the slate clean. It sets all the highest values of love in motion.



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Any faith in Him, however small, is better than any belief about Him, however great.



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No man ever sank under the burden of the day. It is when tomorrow's burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more than a man can bear.



To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.



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It is by loving and not by being loved that one can come nearest to the soul of another.



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How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.





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Other kingdoms are still present on earth along with the kingdom of the heavens. That is the human condition.



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And there's the Victoria Memorial, built as a memorial to Victoria.



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