“Perhaps his only vice was self-satisfaction--which few will admit to be a vice; remonstrance never reached him; to himself he was ever in the right, judging himself only by his sentiments and vague intents, never by his actions; that these had little correspondence never struck him; it had never even struck him that they ought to correspond.”
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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
“Knowing what’s right isn’t as important as doing what’s right.”
“Everything has a price, but not everything should be for sale.”
“There is no competition of sounds between a nightingale and a violin.”
“Our fears would disappear when we accept the truth and confront our challenges with integrity.”
“Integrity is an eternal virtue we should focus our mind on and not.”
“Integrity is an eternal virtue we should focus our mind on and not miracles”