It is to the man who is trying to live, to the man who is obedient to …

George MacDonald
238 citations
It is to the man who is trying to live, to the man who is obedient to the word of the Master, that the word of the Master unfolds itself. ✨ George Macdonald (2012). Unspoken Sermons Series I, II, and III, p.113, Simon and Schuster
Death
29

More Author Quotes

I firmly believe people have hitherto been a great deal too much taken up about doctrine and far too little about practice. The word doctrine, as used in the Bible, means teaching of duty, not theory … ▶
Past tears are present strength. ✨ James Hogg, R. L. Stevenson, George MacDonald (2014). Scottish Supernatural Classics: The Three Perils of Man, Thrawn Janet and Other Stories, Phantastes and Lilith … ▶
What honest boy would pride himself on not picking pockets ? A thief who was trying to reform would. To be conceited of doing one's duty is then a sign of how little one does it, and how little one s … ▶
When a feeling was there, they felt as if it would never go; when it was gone, they felt as if it had never been; when it returned, they felt as if it had never gone. ✨ George MacDonald (2015). The C … ▶
It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the point is whether he is growing. ✨ George MacDonald (2015). The Complete Works of George MacDonald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Theological … ▶

It is to the man who is trying to live, to the man who is obedient to the word of the Master, that the word of the Master unfolds itself. ✨ George Macdonald (2012). Unspoken Sermons Series I, II, and III, p.113, Simon and Schuster

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes