Top 10 most inspiring quotes by George MacDonald
- Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness.
- Her heart – like every heart, if only its fallen sides were cleared away – was an inexhaustible fountain of love: she loved everything she saw.
- 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.
- Few delights can equal the mere presence of one whom we trust utterly.
- 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.
- It is by loving and not by being loved that one can come nearest to the soul of another.
- There is this difference between the growth of some human beings and that of others: in the one case it is a continuous dying, in the other a continuous resurrection.
- As you grow ready for it, somewhere or other you will find what is needful for you in a book.
- The best thing you can do for your fellow, next to rousing his conscience, is — not to give him things to think about, but to wake things up that are in him; or say, to make him think things for himself.
- People must believe what they can, and those who believe more must not be hard upon those who believe less. I doubt if you would have believed it all yourself if you hadn’t seen some of it.
George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister who significantly influenced the fantasy genre and children’s literature. Born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, MacDonald attended the University of Aberdeen, where he studied theology and was deeply influenced by German Romanticism and the transcendentalist movement.
Initially serving as a Congregationalist minister, MacDonald later embraced a more unorthodox theology that emphasized God’s love and universal salvation. He wrote numerous novels, short stories, and poems that explored spiritual and moral themes while challenging conventional religious beliefs.
MacDonald’s works were groundbreaking for their imaginative storytelling and intricate world-building, paving the way for future fantasy writers such as C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Some of his most famous works include “Phantastes,” “At the Back of the North Wind,” “The Princess and the Goblin,” and “Lilith.”
His writing garnered both praise and criticism during his lifetime, but he found a devoted following and respect from fellow authors like Lewis Carroll and Mark Twain. Today, George MacDonald’s legacy lives on through his lasting contributions to literature, particularly in the fantasy genre, and his profound impact on the spiritual and imaginative realm of storytelling.
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