We must do the thing we must Before the thing we may; We are unfit for…

George MacDonald
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We must do the thing we must Before the thing we may; We are unfit for any trust Till we can and do obey. ✨ George MacDonald (2015). The Complete Poetry of George MacDonald: A Book of Strife, in the Form of the Diary of an Old Soul + Rampolli: Growths from a Long-planted Root + A Hidden Life Collection and Other Poems, p.683, e-artnow
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