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George MacDonald Quotes

You can't live on amusement. It is the froth on water - an inch deep and then the mud.
George MacDonald

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Author Details:
Type:
Novelist Quotes
Category:
Scottish Novelist Quotes
Date of Birth:
December 10, 1824
Date of Death:
September 18, 1905
Nationality:
Scottish
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George MacDonald

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George MacDonald

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George MacDonald

The principle part of faith is patience.
George MacDonald


Quote Keywords:

Amusement, Deep, Froth, Inch, Live, Mud, Then, Water
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