A man must learn to love his children, not because they are his, but because they are children, else his love will be scarcely a better thing at last than the party-spirit of the faithful politician.
George MacDonaldI learned that he that will be a hero will barely be a man; that he that will be nothing but a doer of his work is sure of his manhood.
George MacDonaldThou art beautiful because God created thee, but thou art a slave to sin... wickedness has made you ugly.
George MacDonaldNo man ever sank under the burden of the day. It is when tomorrow's burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more than a man can bear.
George MacDonald