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George MacDonald

Scottish writer and Christian minister

1824–1905

24 quotes, most often on Writing, Truth & Lies and God.

Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other.
The Marquis of Lossie, Chapter LXXI.
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To be trusted is a greater complement than to be loved.
The Marquis of Lossie (1877)
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There is no strength in unbelief. Even the unbelief of what is false is no source of might. It is the truth shining from behind that gives the strength to disbelieve.
The Marquis of Lossie (1877), Chapter XLII.
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God hides nothing. His very work from the beginning is revelation, — a casting aside of veil after veil, a showing unto men of truth after truth.
Paul Faber, Surgeon (1879), Ch. 31: A Conscience
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