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Quote by George MacDonald
Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want t

Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the best God finds it hard to give, because He would give the best, and man will not take it. – George MacDonald

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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. – George MacDonald

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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. – George MacDonald

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Dont be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves. – Dale Carnegie

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We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The best vision is insight. – Malcolm Forbes

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The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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