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Quotation from The Wise Woman (A Double Story) by George MacDonald

“If I had not forgiven you, I would never have taken the trouble to punish you.”

George MacDonald (spoken by The wise woman)

The Wise Woman (A Double Story), Chapter XIII (Project Gutenberg #5676 (A Double Story))

Portrait of George MacDonald

Rosamond asks to be forgiven all her naughtiness before she goes home.

Citation: "If I had not forgiven you, I would never have taken the trouble to punish you." — George MacDonald, The Wise Woman (A Double Story), Chapter XIII (Project Gutenberg #5676 (A Double Story)). (id the-wise-woman-q8)

Virtues: Charity

Portrait: George MacDonald 1860s, William Jeffrey (1826-1877), Public domain.

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