Quotes by George Macdonald

George Macdonald

George Macdonald

Scottish writer

Lived from: 1824 - 1905

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 10 december 1824 Died: 18 september 1905

  • It is by loving and by being loved that one can come nearest to the soul of another.
  • When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over.
  • But for money and the need of it, there would not be half the friendship in the world. It is powerful for good if divinely used. Give it plenty of air and it is sweet as the hawthorn; shut it up and it cankers and breeds worms.

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  • The principal part of faith is patience.
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  • Afflictions are but the shadows of God's wings.
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  • Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk.
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  • Division has done more to hide Christ from the view of all men than all the infidelity that has ever been spoken.
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  • Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know.
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  • Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other.
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  • How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.
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  • I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans.
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  • In Giving, a man receives more than he gives; and the more is in proportion to the worth of the thing given.
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  • It is by loving and by being loved that one can come nearest to the soul of another.
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  • It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow that weigh a man down. For the needs of today we have corresponding strength given. For the morrow we are told to trust. It is not ours yet.
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  • It is only by loving a thing that you can make it yours.
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  • Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help.
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  • The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done.
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  • To have what we want is riches; but to be able to do without is power.
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  • When tomorrow's burden is added to the burden of today than the weight is more than a man can bear.
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  • When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over.
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  • You can't live on amusement. It is the froth on water - an inch deep and then the mud.
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  • But for money and the need of it, there would not be half the friendship in the world. It is powerful for good if divinely used. Give it plenty of air and it is sweet as the hawthorn; shut it up and it cankers and breeds worms.
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What are the most famous quotes from George Macdonald?

The two most famous quotes from George Macdonald are:

  • "The principal part of faith is patience."
  • "Afflictions are but the shadows of God's wings."

When did George Macdonald live?

George Macdonald was born in 1824 and died in the year 1905.