783 Quotes by 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.

For this, deep waters whelm the fruitful lea, Wars ravage, famine wastes, plague withers, nor Shall cease till men have chosen the better part.

Fear is faithlessness.

Where did you come from, baby dear? Out of the everywhere and into here.

Afflictions are but the shadows of God's wings.

Well, perhaps; but I begin to think there are better things than being comfortable.

Timely service, like timely gifts, is doubled in value.

To try too hard to make people good is one way to make them worse. The only way to make them good is to be good, remembering well the beam and the mote.

What does God want me to do?”, not “What will God do if I do so and so?