George MacDonald’s greatness as an author, poet and writer can be best described through the words of C.S Lewis or GK Chesterton. When Lewis got himself a copy of MacDonald’s legendary book ‘Phantastes’ he claimed ‘I knew I had crossed a great frontier’. As for Chesterton, while reading MacDonald’s ‘The Princess and the Goblin’ he stated that the book had ‘made a difference to my whole existence’. Born in Scotland, MacDonald graduated from the University of Aberdeen before studying at Highbury College for the Congregational ministry. MacDonald in addition to pursuing his life as a Christian pastor turned to writing. He penned several fantasy and fairy tales in his lifetime. MacDonald often claimed that his books were not for children and instead for the child-like, despite their age. So, whether you are five, fifteen or fifty, MacDonald’s books are for the child living inside you. An exponent and a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature, MacDonald through his writing style and works influenced some of the then to-be greatest authors and writers including W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien and Madeleine L'Engle. Fantasy tales apart, MacDonald penned some legendary quotes that touch varied topics of life and give readers a new perspective and a new angle to ponder about. Check this section and explore some of the most popular George MacDonald quotes.
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.
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.
George MacDonald
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.
Whose work is it but your own to open your eyes? But indeed the business of the universe is to make such a fool out of you that you will know yourself for one, and begin to be wise.
You thought you were going to be made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it himself. (Quoted by C.S.Lewis in Mere Christianity)
To love righteousness is to make it grow, not to avenge it. Throughout his life on earth, Jesus resisted every impulse to work more rapidly for a lower good.
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