George MacDonald

The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done.

The principle part of faith is patience.

It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think he must prefer quality to quantity.

I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity.

It's terribly important that you can criticise people's ideas without criticising them, and if they burst into tears, it means that you tend to hold back from getting at the absolute truth.

Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.