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

Quote by George MacDonald

Topics: George MacDonald Quotes

But for money and the need of it, there would not be half the friendship...

But for money and the need of it, there would not be half the friendship...

To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved

To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved

Beauty and sadness always go together. Nature thought beauty too rich to go forth Upon...

Beauty and sadness always go together. Nature thought beauty too rich to go forth Upon...

Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the...

Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the...

A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man...

A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man...

It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow, that weigh a...

It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow, that weigh a...

Attitudes are more important than facts.

Attitudes are more important than facts.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

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

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

Where there is no choice, we do well to make no difficulty.

Where there is no choice, we do well to make no difficulty.

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected....

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected....

The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last...

The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last...

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life...

Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life...

You can't live on amusement. It is the froth on water - an inch deep...

You can't live on amusement. It is the froth on water - an inch deep...

We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well.

We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well.

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

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

Art has two constant, two unending concerns: It always meditates on death and thus always...

Art has two constant, two unending concerns: It always meditates on death and thus always...

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

It is better to spend one day contemplating the birth and death of all things...

It is better to spend one day contemplating the birth and death of all things...