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“Blessed be the true life that the pauses between its throbs are not death!”

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In this novel, the character Lilith is portrayed as a figure embodying the essence of forbidden love and the struggle between good and evil. The story delves into the complexities of human relationships and the consequences of forbidden desires. more

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George MacDonald

George MacDonald was a 19th-century Scottish author known for his fantasy literature and religious thought. His works had a profound influence on later writers, such as J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. more

Source: The Complete Works of George MacDonald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Theological Writings & Essays (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, England’s Antiphon, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, The Light Princess, The Golden Key and many more

“But when we are following the light, even its extinction is a guide.”

Light Following Guides Extinction

Book:Delphi Complete Works of George MacDonald (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of George MacDonald (Illustrated)

“Think about it: What the busybodies are saying is that third parties like themselves -- who are paying nothing to anybody -- should be determining how much somebody else should be paying those who work for them.”

Thinking Should Party Thirds Third Parties Busybodies

Author:Thomas Sowell

“People used to complain about 'the idle rich.' But the idle rich did not do the kind of harm being done by today's busybody rich, who feed their own egos by bankrolling political crusades on the left which hurt the very people that the left claims to care about -- working people, minorities, and children.”

People Kind Children Done Care Today Political Used Left Hurt Rich Ego Claims Harm Complaining Minorities Idle Crusades Being Done Busybodies

Author:Thomas Sowell

“Do not compare, do not measure. No other way is like yours. All other ways deceive and tempt you. You must fulfill the way that is in you.”

Way Like You Compare Deceiving

Book:Liber Novus

Source: Liber Novus

“I have heard thousands of confessions, but never one of covetousness.”

Heard Confession Covetousness

Author:Francis Xavier

“We may love money without having it, just as we may have money without loving it.”

May Love Of Money

Author:J. C. Ryle

“Cold prayers always freeze before they reach heaven .”

Heaven Prayer Cold Freeze

Book:Smooth Stones Taken from Ancient Brooks: Being a Collection of Sentences, Illustrations, and Quaint Sayings, from the Works of that Renowned Puritan, Thomas Brooks

Source: Smooth Stones Taken from Ancient Brooks: Being a Collection of Sentences, Illustrations, and Quaint Sayings, from the Works of that Renowned Puritan, Thomas Brooks

“Prayer is the converse of the soul with God. Therein we manifest or express to Him our reverence, and love for His divine perfection, our gratitude for all His mercies, our penitence for our sins, our hope in His forgiving love, our submission to His authority, our confidence in His care, our desires for His favour, and for the providential and spiritual blessings needed for ourselves and others.”

Source: Soteriology, eschatology

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is a habit.”

Habit Excellence

Author:Socrates

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