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In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably.
George MacDonald
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George MacDonald
Age: 80 †
Born: 1824
Born: December 10
Died: 1905
Died: September 18
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The more I work with the body, keeping my assumptions in a temporary state of reservation, the more I appreciate and sympathize with a given disease. The body no longer appears as a sick or irrational demon, but as a process with its own inner logic and wisdom.
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He who seeks the Father more than anything He can give, is likely to have what he asks, for he is not likely to ask amiss.
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To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.
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