George MacDonald Quotes

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.
George MacDonald

Trust, Loved, Greater

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

Friendship, Heart, Friend

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

Politics, Nature, Men

Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly.
George MacDonald

Trust, Few, Equal

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

God, Best, Hard

It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think he must prefer quality to quantity.
George MacDonald

Work, God, Best

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

Less, Knows, Beast

It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow, that weigh a man down.
George MacDonald

Today, Tomorrow, Down

Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other.
George MacDonald

Friends, Honest, Ourselves

You can't live on amusement. It is the froth on water - an inch deep and then the mud.
George MacDonald

Live, Deep, Water

Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.
George MacDonald

Forgiveness, Life, Giving

How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.
George MacDonald

Death, Fear, Strange

Anything large enough for a wish to light upon, is large enough to hang a prayer upon.
George MacDonald

Enough, Wish, Light

I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans.
George MacDonald

Time, God, Find

Attitudes are more important than facts.
George MacDonald

Attitude, Important, Facts

Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom.
George MacDonald

Thief, Miles, Kingdom

We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well.
George MacDonald

Life, Happy, Daily

Afflictions are but the shadows of God's wings.
George MacDonald

God, Wings, Shadows

Love is the opener as well as closer of eyes.
George MacDonald

Love, Eyes, Closer

The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done.
George MacDonald

Best, Future, Done

The principle part of faith is patience.
George MacDonald

Faith, Patience, Principle

There are thousands willing to do great things for one willing to do a small thing.
George MacDonald

Great, Small, Willing

When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over.
George MacDonald

Work, Sympathy, Young

Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk.
George MacDonald

Life, Age, Within

It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the point is whether he is growing.
George MacDonald

May, Moment, Point

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Born: December 10, 1824

Died: September 18, 1905

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