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George MacDonald est un écrivain et pasteur calviniste britannique né le 10 décembre 1824 à Huntly et mort le 18 septembre 1905 à Ashtead. Son œuvre littéraire, aujourd’hui peu connue en France, a suscité l’admiration, entre autres de W. H. Auden, G. K. Chesterton, et J. R. R. Tolkien. C. S. Lewis le considérait comme son « maître ». Wikipedia  

✵ 10. décembre 1824 – 18. septembre 1905
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George MacDonald: Citations en anglais

“A condition which of declension would indicate a devil, may of growth indicate a saint.”

The Consuming Fire
Unspoken Sermons, First Series (1867)

“The man that feareth, Lord, to doubt,
In that fear doubteth thee.”

The Disciple
The Disciple and Other Poems (1867)

“A true friend is forever a friend.”

The Marquis of Lossie (1877)

“All is loss that comes between us and Christ.”

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 95

“Division has done more to hide Christ from the view of men than all the infidelity that has ever been spoken.”

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 148

“You would not think any duty small,
If you yourself were great.”

Willie's Question
The Disciple and Other Poems (1867)