George Macdonald Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old George Macdonald quotes, George Macdonald sayings, and George Macdonald proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Free will is not the liberty to do whatever one likes, but the power of doing whatever one sees ought to be done, even in the very face of otherwise overwhelming impulse. There lies freedom, indeed. George Macdonald
The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done. George Macdonald
There is one show of breeding vulgarity seldom assumes, simplicity. George Macdonald
Few delights can equal the mere presence of one whom we trust utterly. George Macdonald
It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow, that weigh a man down. George Macdonald
To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. George Macdonald
Where did you come from, baby dear? Out of the everywhere and into here. George Macdonald
The root of all rebellion, it is because we are not near enough to Thee to partake of thy liberty that we want a liberty of our own different from thine. George Macdonald
Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness. George Macdonald
Never be discouraged because good things get on so slowly here; and never fail daily to do that good which lies next to your hand. George Macdonald
Obedience is the opener of eyes. George Macdonald
The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done. George Macdonald
Not even nothingness preceded life. Nothingness owes its very idea to existence. George Macdonald
We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well. George Macdonald
How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset. George Macdonald
Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly. George Macdonald
Will is not unfrequently weakness. George Macdonald
A gentle wind of western birth, From some far summer sea, Wakes daisies in the wintry earth. George Macdonald
There is but one thing that can free a man from superstition, and that is belief. All history proves it. The most sceptical have ever been the most credulous. George Macdonald
A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man gets to being a beast, the less he knows it. George Macdonald
Free will is not the liberty to do whatever one likes, but the power of doing whatever one sees ought to be done, even in the very face of otherwise overwhelming impulse. There lies freedom, indeed. George Macdonald
The holy spirit of the Spring Is working silently. George Macdonald
The principle part of faith is patience. George Macdonald
One thing is clear to me, that no indulgence of passion destroys the spiritual nature so much as respectable selfishness. George Macdonald
Why are all reflections lovelier than what we call reality? -- not so grand or so strong, it may be, but always lovelier? George Macdonald
The love of our neighbor is the only door out of the dungeon of self. George Macdonald
Bees and butterflies, moths and dragonflies, the flowers and the brooks and the clouds. George Macdonald
The old man of the Earth stooped over the floor of the cave, raised a huge stone from it, and left it leaning. It disclosed a great hole that went plumb-down. "That is the way," he said. "But there are no stairs." "You must throw yourself in. There is no other way." George Macdonald
I have no time to grow old...I am too busy for that. It is very idle to grow old. George Macdonald
Age is not all decay. It is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk. George Macdonald

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