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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The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done. – 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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It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think he must prefer quality to quantity. – George MacDonald

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Life doesnt require that we be the best, only that we try our best. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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Being fired was the best luck of my life. It made me stop and reflect. It was the birth of my life as a writer. – Jose Saramago

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The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies is to do each daily task the best we can. – William Feather

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From now until the end of time no one else will ever see life with my eyes, and I mean to make the best of my chance. – Christopher Morley

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Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war, on whose stage of death and pain only remain standing the negotiating table that could and should have prevented it. – Pope John Paul II

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The reason Im in this business, I assume all performers are — its Look at me, Ma! Its acceptance, you know — Look at me, Ma, look at me, Ma, look at me, Ma. And if your mother watches, youll show off till youre exhausted; but if your mother goes, Ptshew! – Lenny Bruce

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You know that when I hate you, it is because I love you to a point of passion that unhinges my soul. – Julie-Jeanne Eléonore de Lepsinasse

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