I learned that he that will be a hero will barely be a man; that he th…

George MacDonald
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I learned that he that will be a hero will barely be a man; that he that will be nothing but a doer of his work is sure of his manhood. ✨ George MacDonald (2015). Delphi Complete Works of George MacDonald (Illustrated), p.161, Delphi Classics
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I learned that he that will be a hero will barely be a man; that he that will be nothing but a doer of his work is sure of his manhood. ✨ George MacDonald (2015). Delphi Complete Works of George MacDonald (Illustrated), p.161, Delphi Classics

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