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George MacDonald

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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


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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.


— George MacDonald


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


— George MacDonald


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Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other.


— George MacDonald


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I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans.


— George MacDonald


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It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think he must prefer quality to quantity.


— George MacDonald


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We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well.


— George MacDonald


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Attitudes are more important than facts.


— George MacDonald


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Love is the opener as well as closer of eyes.


— George MacDonald


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Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom.


— George MacDonald


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About George MacDonald

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Did you know about George MacDonald?

MacDonald grew up in the Congregational Church with an atmosphere of Calvinism. He took his degree at the University of Aberdeen and then went to London studying at Highbury College for the Congregational ministry. His father a farmer was one of the MacDonalds of Glen Coe and a direct descendant of one of the families that suffered in the massacre of 1692.

He is now known particularly for his poignant fairy tales and fantasy works and their influence on later authors such as W. K. S.

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