george mac donald

“ The Son of God suffered unto death, not that men might not suffer, but that their sufferings might be like his. ”

“ The sun was below the horizon; but his rosy beams yet illuminated a feathery cloud, that floated high above the world. I arose, I reached the cloud; and, throwing myself upon it, floated with it in sight of the sinking sun. ”

“ You can't live on amusement. It is the froth on water - an inch deep and then the mud. ”

“ To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. ”

“ Then I remembered that night is the fairies' day, and the moon their sun; and I thoughtEverything sleeps and dreams now: when the night comes, it will be different. ”

“ 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. ”

“ We are often unable to tell people what they need to know, because they want to know something else, and would therefore only misunderstand what we said. ”

“ In joy or sorrow, feebleness or might, ”

“ If we will but let our God and Father work His will with us, there can be no limit to His enlargement of our existence. ”

“ I learned that it is better, a thousand-fold, for a proud man to fall and be humbled, than to hold up his head in his pride and fancied innocence. ”