Quotes by George MacDonald

Explore a curated collection of 41 quotes by George MacDonald. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

I want to help you to grow as beautiful as God meant you to be when He thought of you first. — George MacDonald
One of my greatest difficulties in consenting to think of religion was that I thought I should have to give up my beauti — George MacDonald
Love loves unto purity. Love has ever in view the absolute loveliness of that which it beholds. Therefore all that is no — George MacDonald
I do not write for children, but for the childlike, whether of five, or fifty, or seventy-five. — George MacDonald
How old are you?""Ten," answered Tangle."You don't look like it," said the lady."How old are you, please?" returned Tang — George MacDonald
I would never speak about faith, but speak about the Lord himself - not theologically, as to the why and wherefore of hi — George MacDonald
The nearer persons come to each other, the greater is the room and the more are the occasions for courtesy; but just in — George MacDonald
You must give him time,' said her grandmother;'and you must be content not to be believed for a while. It is very hard t — George MacDonald
I can but pray the Father o' a' to haud his e'e upon her, an' his airms aboot her, an' keep aff the hardenin' o' the her — George MacDonald
No gift unrecognized as coming from God is at its own best: therefore many things that God would gladly give us, things — George MacDonald
Obedience is the opener of eyes. — George MacDonald
To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. — George MacDonald
Few delights can equal the mere presence of one whom we trust utterly. — George MacDonald
...as no one can be just without love, so no one can truly report without understanding. — George MacDonald
When I learn the meaning of a word, I know the word; but when I say to myself, 'I know the word,' there comes a reflecti — George MacDonald
There are as many kinds of anger as there are of the sunsets with which they ought to end. — George MacDonald
We must remember that God is not occupied with a grand toy of worlds and suns and planets, of attractions and repulsions — George MacDonald
Who can give a man this, his own name? — George MacDonald
I would rather be what God chose to make me than the most glorious creature that I could think of; for to have been thou — George MacDonald
Primarily, God is not bound to punish sin; he is bound to destroy sin.The only vengeance worth having on sinis to make t — George MacDonald