“It is not at all a fit place for you," said Clementina. "Gently, my lady. It is a greater than thou that sets the bounds of my habitation. Perhaps He may give me a palace one day. But the Father has decreed for His children that they shall know the thing that is neither their ideal nor His. All in His time, my lady. He has much to teach us.”
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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
“You should never use propaganda to teach kids the truth.”
“People forget your goodness; teach thing something so they can always remember.”
“As long as something teaches you some things, do not be afraid of it!”
“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.”
“Minds are like flowers, they only open when the time is right.”