George MacDonald Quotes


God never gave man a thing to do concerning which it were irreverent to ponder how the Son of God would have done it.


Citations

MacDonald, George. Unspoken Sermons. Second Series, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1885.

Related Quotes

The telegram was sent in the name of the Irish Cabinet of the new government. This quotation shows the unique relationship that the Irish Republic has had with the Catholic Church. There was probably no other non Muslim country in the world where a political leaders could get elected avowing this kind of loyalty and control by a religious hierarchy. See {639725} for the Irish leader’s drastic departure from the concept of separation of church and state.


George MacDonald
George MacDonald
  • Born: December 10, 1824
  • Died: September 18, 1905
  • Nationality: Scottish, British
  • Profession: Novelist

George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote several works of Christian theology, including several collections of sermons.