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People must believe what they can, and those who believe more must not be hard upon those who believe less. I doubt if you would have believed it all yourself if you hadn't seen some of it.
George MacDonald
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George MacDonald
Age: 80 †
Born: 1824
Born: December 10
Died: 1905
Died: September 18
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No man can make haste to be rich without going against the will of God, in which case it is the one frightful thing to be successful.
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Until a man has love, it is well he should have fear. So long as there are wild beasts about, it is better to be afraid than secure.
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All those evil doctrines about God that work misery and madness have their origin in the brains of the wise and prudent, not in the hearts of children.
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The miracles of Jesus were the ordinary works of his Father, wrought small and swift that we might take them in.
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No man has the mind of Christ, except him who makes it his business to obey him.
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A man is in bondage to whatever he cannot part with that is less than himself.
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