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George MacDonald Quotes |
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Type: Novelist Quotes Category: Scottish Novelist Quotes Date of Birth: December 10, 1824 Date of Death: September 18, 1905 Nationality: Scottish Find on Amazon: George MacDonald Related Authors: Walter Scott Irvine Welsh Kenneth Grahame J. M. Barrie Margaret Oliphant Dorothy Dunnett Alistair Maclean |
A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man gets to being a beast, the less he knows it.
George MacDonald Afflictions are but the shadows of God's wings. George MacDonald Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk. George MacDonald Anything large enough for a wish to light upon, is large enough to hang a prayer upon. George MacDonald Attitudes are more important than facts. George MacDonald Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly. George MacDonald Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life. George MacDonald Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other. George MacDonald How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset. George MacDonald I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans. George MacDonald If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give. George MacDonald It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen. George MacDonald It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow, that weigh a man down. George MacDonald It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think he must prefer quality to quantity. George MacDonald It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the point is whether he is growing. George MacDonald Love is the opener as well as closer of eyes. George MacDonald Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the best; God finds it hard to give, because He would give the best, and man will not take it. George MacDonald Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom. George MacDonald The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done. George MacDonald The first thing a kindness deserves is acceptance, the second, transmission. George MacDonald The more I work with the body, keeping my assumptions in a temporary state of reservation, the more I appreciate and sympathize with a given disease. The body no longer appears as a sick or irrational demon, but as a process with its own inner logic and wisdom. George MacDonald The principal part of faith is patience. George MacDonald The principle part of faith is patience. George MacDonald There are thousands willing to do great things for one willing to do a small thing. George MacDonald To be trusted is a greater complement than to be loved. George MacDonald To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. George MacDonald To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved. George MacDonald To have what we want is riches; but to be able to do without is power. George MacDonald To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it. George MacDonald We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well. George MacDonald When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over. George MacDonald Where there is no choice, we do well to make no difficulty. George MacDonald You can't live on amusement. It is the froth on water - an inch deep and then the mud. George MacDonald |
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