It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.
George MacDonaldAlas! this time is never the time for self-denial, it is always the next time. Abstinence is so much more pleasant to contemplate upon the other side of indulgence.
George MacDonaldIn Giving, a man receives more than he gives; and the more is in proportion to the worth of the thing given.
George MacDonald