George Macdonald quotes

Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk.

The principle part of faith is patience.

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.

When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over.

To have what we want is riches; but to be able to do without is power.

Attitudes are more important than facts.

The principle part of faith is patience.

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.

Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the best; God finds it hard to give, because He would give the best, and man will not take it.

The principle part of faith is patience.

How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.

The more I work with the body, keeping my assumptions in a temporary state of reservation, the more I appreciate and sympathize with a given disease. The body no longer appears as a sick or irrational demon, but as a process with its own inner logic and wisdom.

Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly.

Afflictions are but the shadows of God's wings.

Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the best; God finds it hard to give, because He would give the best, and man will not take it.

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.

How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.

The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done.

Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.