George MacDonald

The more I work with the body, keeping my assumptions in a temporary state of reservation, the more I appreciate and sympathize with a given disease. The body no longer appears as a sick or irrational demon, but as a process with its own inner logic and wisdom. ”

Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly. ”

The principle part of faith is patience. ”

Anything large enough for a wish to light upon, is large enough to hang a prayer upon. ”

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen. ”

It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the point is whether he is growing. ”

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

How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset. ”

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

When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over. ”