George MacDonald Quotes About Age

Quotes about: Age

• When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over

  George MacDonald

  Sympathy, Thinking, Age

  George MacDonald (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of George MacDonald (Illustrated)”, p.2761, Delphi Classics

• Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk.

  George MacDonald

  Reality, Age, Decay

  George MacDonald (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of George MacDonald (Illustrated)”, p.5832, Delphi Classics

• ...it is so silly of people to fancy that old age means crookedness and witheredness and feebleness and sticks and spectacles and rheumatism and forgetfulness! It is so silly! Old age has nothing whatever to do with all that. The right old age means strength and beauty and mirth and courage and clear eyes and strong painless limbs.

  George MacDonald

  Strong, Silly, Mean

  George Macdonald (2015). “MacDonalds’ Fairy-Tale Treasure Chest”, p.101, Simon and Schuster

• But more impressive than the facts and figures as to height, width, age, etc., are the entrancing beauty and tranquility that pervade the forest, the feelings of peace, awe and reverence that it inspires.

  George MacDonald

  Inspire, Feelings, Age

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