George MacDonald Quotes

George MacDonald Quotes & Quotations
Name:
George MacDonald
Type:
Novelist
Nationality:
Scottish
Birth day:
December 10
Birth year:
1824

  • 1
    Afflictions are but the shadows of God's wings. George MacDonald
  • 2
    Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk. George MacDonald
  • 3
    Anything large enough for a wish to light upon, is large enough to hang a prayer upon. George MacDonald
  • 4
    Attitudes are more important than facts. George MacDonald
  • 5
    Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly. George MacDonald
  • 6
    How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset. George MacDonald
  • 7
    I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans. George MacDonald
  • 8
    It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow, that weigh a man down. George MacDonald
  • 9
    It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think he must prefer quality to quantity. George MacDonald
  • 10
    Love is the opener as well as closer of eyes. George MacDonald
  • 11
    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
  • 12
    Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom. George MacDonald
  • 13
    The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done. George MacDonald
  • 14
    The first thing a kindness deserves is acceptance, the second, transmission. George MacDonald
  • 15
    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
  • 16
    The principal part of faith is patience. George MacDonald
  • 17
    The principle part of faith is patience. George MacDonald
  • 18
    To be trusted is a greater complement than to be loved. George MacDonald
  • 19
    To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. George MacDonald
  • 20
    To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved. George MacDonald
  • 21
    To have what we want is riches; but to be able to do without is power. George MacDonald
  • 22
    To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it. George MacDonald
  • 23
    We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well. George MacDonald
  • 24
    Where there is no choice, we do well to make no difficulty. George MacDonald
  • 25
    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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