Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

George MacDonald Quotes: I am perplexed at the stupidity of the ordinary religious being. In the most practical of all matters he will talk and speculate and try to feel, but he will not set himself to do.
         

I am perplexed at the stupidity of the ordinary religious being. In the most practical of all matters he will talk and speculate and try to feel, but he will not set himself to do.


George MacDonald
Check all other quotes by George MacDonald

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"George MacDonald Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Mon. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/I-am-perplexed-at-the-stupidity-of-610206>.





Check out


Other quotes of George MacDonald


It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.



A man's real belief is that which he lives by. What a man believes is the thing he does, not the thing he thinks.

A man's real belief is that which he lives by. What a man believes is the thing he does, not the thing he thinks.



Never tell a child 'you have a soul.' Teach him, you are a soul; you have a body.

Never tell a child 'you have a soul.' Teach him, you are a soul; you have a body.



If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.



Forgiveness unleashes joy. It brings peace. It washes the slate clean. It sets all the highest values of love in motion.

Forgiveness unleashes joy. It brings peace. It washes the slate clean. It sets all the highest values of love in motion.



Any faith in Him, however small, is better than any belief about Him, however great.

Any faith in Him, however small, is better than any belief about Him, however great.



No man ever sank under the burden of the day. It is when tomorrow's burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more than a man can bear.

No man ever sank under the burden of the day. It is when tomorrow's burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more than a man can bear.



To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.



It is by loving and not by being loved that one can come nearest to the soul of another.

It is by loving and not by being loved that one can come nearest to the soul of another.



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.





Other quotes you may like


Walk 1 and Drink 8. Walk 1 km and drink 8 cups of water everyday. Pass it on!

Walk 1 and Drink 8. Walk 1 km and drink 8 cups of water everyday. Pass it on!



Barack Obama isn't the first politician to break a promise, torture the truth or outright lie to the American people. But, he certainly is among the most accomplished at it.

Barack Obama isn't the first politician to break a promise, torture the truth or outright lie to the American people. But, he certainly is among the most accomplished at it.



By knowing your character so well you can't go wrong. All of us kind of fell into that.

By knowing your character so well you can't go wrong. All of us kind of fell into that.



Learning starts with failure; the first failure is the beginning of education.

Learning starts with failure; the first failure is the beginning of education.



When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it.

When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it.



I've had so much good luck happen to me that I can't handle bad luck.

I've had so much good luck happen to me that I can't handle bad luck.



What incredible arrogance to believe that we limited human beings can destroy that which we cannot even begin to understand - much less create on our own - and that is earth and all of its glories.

What incredible arrogance to believe that we limited human beings can destroy that which we cannot even begin to understand - much less create on our own - and that is earth and all of its glories.



Dance is so fascinating and I like collaborating with people a lot.

Dance is so fascinating and I like collaborating with people a lot.



I always know the ending; that's where I start.

I always know the ending; that's where I start.



Increases in money supply are what constitute inflation, and a general rise in prices is the symptom.

Increases in money supply are what constitute inflation, and a general rise in prices is the symptom.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "I am perplexed at the stupidity of the ordinary religious being. In the most practical of all matters he will talk and speculate and try to feel, but he will not set himself to do.". Author of this quote is George MacDonald. This quote is about perplexed, ordinary, stupidity, religion, religious,.