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There is no cheating in nature and the simple unsought feelings of the soul. There must be a truth involved in it, though we may but in part lay hold of the meaning.
George MacDonald
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George MacDonald
Age: 80 †
Born: 1824
Born: December 10
Died: 1905
Died: September 18
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How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.
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It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow, that weigh a man down.
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Where there is no choice, we do well to make no difficulty.
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I don't know how to thank you.' Then I will tell you. There is only one way I care for. Do better, and grow better, and be better.
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The mind of the many is not the mind of God.
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