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> [“Obedience to a law which cannot be resisted is not the service of the heart—not the highest tribute to the Creator's glory. Far dearer to Him may be the struggle by which the human will is subdued to unison with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-gatty/obedience-to-a-law-which-cannot-be-resisted-is-not-the-service-of-the/)

[Margaret Gatty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-gatty/)

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## More by Margaret Gatty

> [“We may not always know what we're wanted for, nor is it for us to enquire, but nobody is useless as long as he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-gatty/we-may-not-always-know-what-we-re-wanted-for-nor-is-it-for-us-to/)

[Margaret Gatty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-gatty/)

> [“When obedience and faith are made perfect, it may be that knowledge and explanation shall be given.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-gatty/when-obedience-and-faith-are-made-perfect-it-may-be-that-knowledge/)

[Margaret Gatty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-gatty/)

> [“But, somehow or other, it is always the young and inexperienced, who are most apt to be positive and self-willed in their opinions; and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-gatty/but-somehow-or-other-it-is-always-the-young-and-inexperienced-who-are/)

[Margaret Gatty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-gatty/)

> [“We take a great deal for granted in this world, and expect that everything as a matter of course ought to fit into our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-gatty/we-take-a-great-deal-for-granted-in-this-world-and-expect-that/)

[Margaret Gatty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-gatty/)

> [It is often the case with finer natures, that when the fire of the spirit dies out with increasing age, the power of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-gatty/it-is-often-the-case-with-finer-natures-that-when-the-fire-of-the/)

[Margaret Gatty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-gatty/)

> [The days are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-gatty/the-days-are-too-short-even-for-love-how-can-there-be-enough-time-for/)

[Margaret Gatty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-gatty/)

> [“Then I will tell you!” cried little Aglaia, springing lightly high into the air, and descending gently on a huge shell at her feet;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-gatty/then-i-will-tell-you-cried-little-aglaia-springing-lightly-high-into/)

[Margaret Gatty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-gatty/)

> [“Obedience to a law which cannot be resisted is not the service of the heart—not the highest tribute to the Creator's glory. Far dearer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-gatty/obedience-to-a-law-which-cannot-be-resisted-is-not-the-service-of-the/)

[Margaret Gatty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-gatty/)

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