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George MacDonald Quotes (1824-1905)
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About George MacDonald
George MacDonald (December 10, 1824 β September 18, 1905) was a Scottish author and Christian universalist minister most famous for his poetry, fairy tales and fantasy novels.
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βAfflictions are but the shadow of His wings.β
βA true friend is forever a friend.β
βTo receive honestly is the best thanks for a good thing.β
βYou would not think any duty small,
If you yourself were great.β
If you yourself were great.β
βThe man that feareth, Lord, to doubt,
In that fear doubteth thee.β
In that fear doubteth thee.β
βTo be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.β
βA condition which of declension would indicate a devil, may of growth indicate a saint.β
βWe are often unable to tell people what they need to know because they want to know something else.β
βAge is not all decay; it is the ripening,
the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husks.β
the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husks.β
βCome, come to Him who made thy heart; Come weary and oppressed; To come to Jesus is thy part; His part, to give thee rest.β
βWhere did you come from baby dear?
Out of the everywhere into the here....
Where did you get your eyes so blue?
Out of the skies as I came through.β
Out of the everywhere into the here....
Where did you get your eyes so blue?
Out of the skies as I came through.β
βFor that great Love speaks in the most wretched and dirty hearts; only the tone of its voice depends on the echoes of the place in which it sounds.β
βAlas! how easily things go wrong!
A sigh too deep or a kiss too long,
And then comes a mist and a weeping rain,
And life is never the same again.β
A sigh too deep or a kiss too long,
And then comes a mist and a weeping rain,
And life is never the same again.β
βThat is always the way with you men; you believe nothing the first time; and it is foolish enough to let mere repetition convince you of what you consider in itself unbelievable.β
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George MacDonald on Fairy tale 5 quotes
βA fairytale is not an allegory. There may be allegory in it, but it is not an allegory. He must be an artist indeed who can, in any mode, produce a strict allegory that is not a weariness to the spirit.β
George MacDonald on Aesthetics 5 quotes
βA genuine work of art must mean many things; the truer its art, the more things it will mean. If my drawing, on the other hand, is so far from being a work of art that it needs THIS IS A HORSE written under it, what can it matter that neither you nor your child should know what it means? It is there not so much to convey a meaning as to wake a meaning. If it do not even wake an interest, throw it aside. A meaning may be there, but it is not for you. If, again, you do not know a horse when you see it, the name written under it will not serve you much.β
George MacDonald on Hiding 4 quotes
βThe tale is there, not to hide, but to show.β
George MacDonald on Love 4 quotes
βTo be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.β
George MacDonald on Flowers 4 quotes
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βWhere did you come from, baby dear? Out of the Everywhere into here.β
George MacDonald on Truth 2 quotes
βBut there is no veil like lightβno adamantine armor against hurt like the truth.β
George MacDonald on Prayer 2 quotes
βAh, what is it we send up thither, where our thoughts are either a dissonance or a sweetness and a grace?β
George MacDonald on Ageing 2 quotes
βAge is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk.β
George MacDonald on Home 2 quotes
βThen I said in my heart, "Come home with me, beloved β there is but one home for us all. When we find β in proportion as each of us finds that home, shall we be gardens of delight to each other β little chambers of rest β galleries of pictures β wells of water."β
About George MacDonald
George MacDonald (December 10, 1824 β September 18, 1905) was a Scottish author and Christian universalist minister most famous for his poetry, fairy tales and fantasy novels.