George MacDonald Quotes
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 sees what a contemptible thing it is not to do it. Could any but a low creature be conceited of not being contemptible? Until our duty becomes to us common as breathing, we are poor creatures.
MacDonald, George. Sir Gibbie. Hurst and Blackett, 1879.
This is one of the proverbs of King Solomon of the Jews, son of King David.
A nonjuror was a cleric of the Church of England or the Episcopal Church of Scotland who refused to take a loyalty oath to William & Mary.
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.
