George MacDonald

The principle part of faith is patience.

It is not the cares of today but the cares of tomorrow that weigh a man down. For the needs of today we have corresponding strength given. For the morrow we are told to trust. It is not ours yet.

How old are you?'Ten,' answered Tangle.'You don't look like it,' said the lady.'How old are you, please?' returned Tangle.'Thousands of years old,' answered the lady.'You don't look like it,' said Tangle.'Don't I? I think I do. Don't you see how beautiful I am!

It may seem strange that one with whom I had held so little communion should have so engrossed my thoughts, but benefits conferred awaken love in some minds, as surely as benefits received in others.

Seek not that your sons and your daughters should not see visions, should not dream dreams; seek that they should see true visions, that they should dream noble dreams. Such out-going of the imagination is one with aspiration, and will do more to elevate above what is low and vile than all possible inculcations of morality.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.