“ When my wife and I do not understand our children, it is because there is not enough of them to be understood. God alone can understand foolishness. ”
George MacDonald, Lilith (1895). copy citation
| Author | George MacDonald |
|---|---|
| Source | Lilith |
| Topic | foolishness understanding |
| Date | 1895 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1640/1640-h/1640-h.htm |
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“It is the place where those who will not sleep, wake up at night, to kill their dead and bury them. ” “ I cannot understand you! ” “ Naturally not. Neither do I understand you; I can read neither your heart nor your face. When my wife and I do not understand our children, it is because there is not enough of them to be understood. God alone can understand foolishness. “ Then, ” “ will you be so good as show me the nearest way home? There are more ways than one, I know, for I have gone by two already. ” “ There are indeed many ways. ” “ Tell me, please, how to recognise the nearest. ””
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