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George MacDonald Quotes

One of the grandest things in having rights is, that though they are your rights you may give them up Picture Quote #1

A man may sink by such slow degrees that, long after he is a devil, he may go on being a good churchman or a good dissenter and thinking himself a good Christian Picture Quote #1

As Christ is the blossom of humanity, so the blossom of every man is Christ perfected in him Picture Quote #1

Beauty and sadness always go together. Nature thought beauty too rich to go forth Upon the earth without a meet alloy Picture Quote #1

He who is faithful over a few things is a lord of cities. It does not matter whether you preach in Westminster Abbey or teach a ragged class, so you be faithful. The faithfulness is all Picture Quote #1

Alas! This time is never the time for self-denial, it is always the next time. Abstinence is so much more pleasant to contemplate upon the other side of indulgence Picture Quote #1

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I do not myself believe there is any misfortune. What men call such is merely the shadowside of a good Picture Quote #1

If we will but let our God and Father work His will with us, there can be no limit to His enlargement of our existence Picture Quote #1

A Baby Sermon- The lighting and thunder, they go and they come: But the stars and the stillness are always at home Picture Quote #1

To love righteousness is to make it grow, not to avenge it. Throughout his life on earth, Jesus resisted every impulse to work more rapidly for a lower good Picture Quote #1

I don’t know how to thank you.’ Then I will tell you. There is only one way I care for. Do better, and grow better, and be better Picture Quote #1

Thou art beautiful because God created thee, but thou art a slave to sin... wickedness has made you ugly Picture Quote #1

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God will not take shelter behind a jugglery of logic or metaphysics. He is neither a schoolman nor theologian, but our Father in Heaven Picture Quote #1

It is a happy thing for us that this is really all we have to concern ourselves about--what to do next. No man can do the second thing. He can do the first Picture Quote #1

For when is the child the ideal child in our eyes and to our hearts? Is it not when with gentle hand he takes his father by the beard, and turns that father’s face up to his brothers and sisters to kiss? when even the lovely selfishness of love-seeking has vanished, and the heart is absorbed in loving? Picture Quote #1

There is no water in oxygen, no water in hydrogen: it comes bubbling fresh from the imagination of the living God, rushing from under the great white throne of the glacier. The very thought of it makes one gasp with an elemental joy no metaphysician can analyse Picture Quote #1

Then the great old, young, beautiful princess turned to Curdie.Now, Curdie, are you ready? she said.Yes, ma’am, answered Curdie.You do not know what for.You do, ma’am. That is enough Picture Quote #1

Indeed, a man is rather being thought than thinking, when a new thought arises in his mind Picture Quote #1

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All words, then, belonging to the inner world of the mind, are of the imagination, are originally poetic words Picture Quote #1

Books are but dead bodies to you, and a library nothing but a catacomb! Picture Quote #1

Now and then, when I look round on my books, they seem to waver as if a wind rippled their solid mass, and another world were about to break through Picture Quote #1

Our Lord speaks of many coming up to His door confident of admission, whom He yet sends away. Faith is obedience, not confidence Picture Quote #1

The direst foe of courage is the fear itself, not the object of it; and the man who can overcome his own terror is a hero and more Picture Quote #1

But I begin to think the chief difficulty in writing a book must be to keep out what does not belong to it Picture Quote #1

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If we speak of direct means for the culture of the imagination, the whole is comprised in two words--food and exercise Picture Quote #1

Her heart - like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away - was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw Picture Quote #1

A man may sink by such slow degrees that, long after he is a devil, he may go on being a good churchman or a good dissenter and thinking himself a good Christian Picture Quote #1

If we knew as much about heaven as God does, we would clap our hands every time a Christian dies Picture Quote #1

But it is not the rich person only who is under the domination of things; they too are slaves who, having no money, are unhappy from the lack of it Picture Quote #1

Attitudes are more important than facts Picture Quote #1

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One of the grandest things in having rights is, that though they are your rights you may give them up (George MacDonald Quotes) A man may sink by such slow degrees that, long after he is a devil, he may go on being a good churchman or a good dissenter and thinking himself a good Christian (George MacDonald Quotes) As Christ is the blossom of humanity, so the blossom of every man is Christ perfected in him (George MacDonald Quotes) Beauty and sadness always go together. Nature thought beauty too rich to go forth Upon the earth without a meet alloy (George MacDonald Quotes) He who is faithful over a few things is a lord of cities. It does not matter whether you preach in Westminster Abbey or teach a ragged class, so you be faithful. The faithfulness is all (George MacDonald Quotes) Alas! This time is never the time for self-denial, it is always the next time. Abstinence is so much more pleasant to contemplate upon the other side of indulgence (George MacDonald Quotes) I do not myself believe there is any misfortune. What men call such is merely the shadowside of a good (George MacDonald Quotes) If we will but let our God and Father work His will with us, there can be no limit to His enlargement of our existence (George MacDonald Quotes) A Baby Sermon- The lighting and thunder, they go and they come: But the stars and the stillness are always at home (George MacDonald Quotes) To love righteousness is to make it grow, not to avenge it. Throughout his life on earth, Jesus resisted every impulse to work more rapidly for a lower good (George MacDonald Quotes) I don’t know how to thank you.’ Then I will tell you. There is only one way I care for. Do better, and grow better, and be better (George MacDonald Quotes) Thou art beautiful because God created thee, but thou art a slave to sin... wickedness has made you ugly (George MacDonald Quotes) God will not take shelter behind a jugglery of logic or metaphysics. He is neither a schoolman nor theologian, but our Father in Heaven (George MacDonald Quotes) It is a happy thing for us that this is really all we have to concern ourselves about--what to do next. No man can do the second thing. He can do the first (George MacDonald Quotes) For when is the child the ideal child in our eyes and to our hearts? Is it not when with gentle hand he takes his father by the beard, and turns that father’s face up to his brothers and sisters to kiss? when even the lovely selfishness of love-seeking has vanished, and the heart is absorbed in loving? (George MacDonald Quotes) There is no water in oxygen, no water in hydrogen: it comes bubbling fresh from the imagination of the living God, rushing from under the great white throne of the glacier. The very thought of it makes one gasp with an elemental joy no metaphysician can analyse (George MacDonald Quotes) Then the great old, young, beautiful princess turned to Curdie.Now, Curdie, are you ready? she said.Yes, ma’am, answered Curdie.You do not know what for.You do, ma’am. That is enough. (George MacDonald Quotes) Indeed, a man is rather being thought than thinking, when a new thought arises in his mind (George MacDonald Quotes) All words, then, belonging to the inner world of the mind, are of the imagination, are originally poetic words. (George MacDonald Quotes) Books are but dead bodies to you, and a library nothing but a catacomb! (George MacDonald Quotes) Now and then, when I look round on my books, they seem to waver as if a wind rippled their solid mass, and another world were about to break through. (George MacDonald Quotes) Our Lord speaks of many coming up to His door confident of admission, whom He yet sends away. Faith is obedience, not confidence. (George MacDonald Quotes) The direst foe of courage is the fear itself, not the object of it; and the man who can overcome his own terror is a hero and more. (George MacDonald Quotes) But I begin to think the chief difficulty in writing a book must be to keep out what does not belong to it. (George MacDonald Quotes) If we speak of direct means for the culture of the imagination, the whole is comprised in two words--food and exercise. (George MacDonald Quotes) Her heart - like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away - was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw. (George MacDonald Quotes) A man may sink by such slow degrees that, long after he is a devil, he may go on being a good churchman or a good dissenter and thinking himself a good Christian. (George MacDonald Quotes) If we knew as much about heaven as God does, we would clap our hands every time a Christian dies (George MacDonald Quotes) But it is not the rich person only who is under the domination of things; they too are slaves who, having no money, are unhappy from the lack of it. (George MacDonald Quotes) Attitudes are more important than facts (George MacDonald Quotes)

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