I dare not say with Paul that I am the slave of Christ, but my highest aspiration and desire is to be the slave of Christ. George MacDonald More Quotes by George MacDonald More Quotes From George MacDonald And in thy own sermon, thou George MacDonald blessed father fall The holy spirit of the Spring George MacDonald holy-spirit spirit spring They are not the best students who are most dependent on books. What can be got out of them is at best only material; a man must build his house for himself. George MacDonald house men book 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 superstitions belief men The region belonging to the pure intellect is straitened: the imagination labours to extend its territories, to give it room. She sweeps across the boarders, searching out new lands into which she may guide her plodding brother. The imagination is the light which redeems from the darkness for the eyes of the understanding. Novalis says, 'The imagination is the stuff of the intellect' -affords, that is, the material upon which the intellect works. George MacDonald light eye brother There are thousands willing to do great things for one willing to do a small thing. George MacDonald great-things willing literature The possession of wealth is, as it were, prepayment, and involves an obligation of honor to the doing of correspondent work. George MacDonald wealth possession honor But there is no veil like light--no adamantine armor against hurt like the truth. George MacDonald light truth hurt Books are but dead bodies to you, and a library nothing but a catacomb! George MacDonald library body book Our life is no dream; but it ought to become one, and perhaps will. George MacDonald ought life-is dream It may be infinitely worse to refuse to forgive than to murder, because George MacDonald forgiveness forgiving may It is the heart that is not sure of its God that is afraid to laugh in His presence. George MacDonald not-sure heart laughing For this, deep waters whelm the fruitful lea, Wars ravage, famine wastes, plague withers, nor Shall cease till men have chosen the better part. George MacDonald deep-water men war There is little hope of the repentance and redemption of certain some until they have committed one or another of the many wrong things of which they are daily, through a course of unrestrained selfishness, becoming more and more capable. George MacDonald redemption selfishness littles Where did you come from, baby dear? Out of the everywhere and into here. George MacDonald dear baby My spirits rose as I went deeper; into the forest; but I could not regain my former elasticity of mind. I found cheerfulness to be like life itself - not to be created by any argument. Afterwards I learned, that the best way to manage some kinds of pain fill thoughts, is to dare them to do their worst; to let them lie and gnaw at your heart till they are tired; and you find you still have a residue of life they cannot kill. So, better and worse, I went on, till I came to a little clearing in the forest. George MacDonald tired pain lying If both Church and fairy-tale belong to humanity, they may occasionally cross circles, without injury to either. George MacDonald circles church humanity There are women who fly their falcons at any game, little birds and all. George MacDonald flirting games bird What honest boy would pride himself on not picking pockets ? A thief who was trying to reform would. To be conceited of doing one's duty is then a sign of how little one does it, and how little one sees what a contemptible thing it is not to do it. Could any but a low creature be conceited of not being contemptible? Until our duty becomes to us common as breathing, we are poor creatures. George MacDonald conceited pride boys She would wonder what had hurt her when she found her face wet with tears, and then would wonder how she could have been hurt without knowing it. George MacDonald tears knowing hurt
