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 MacDonald Politics
The more I work with the body, keeping my assumptions in a temporary state of reservation, the more I appreciate and sympathize with a given disease. The body no longer appears as a sick or irrational demon, but as a process with its own inner logic and wisdom. George MacDonald Wisdom
If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give. George MacDonald Friendship
When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over. George MacDonald Sympathy
The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done. George MacDonald Future
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 MacDonald Men
Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk. George MacDonald Age
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 MacDonald Nature