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Doubts are the messengers of the Living One to the honest. They are the first knock at our door of things that are not yet, but have to be, understood. . . . Doubts must precede every deeper assurance; for uncertainties

Doubts are the messengers of the Living One to the honest. They are the first knock at our door of things that are not yet, but have to be, understood. . . . Doubts must precede every deeper assurance; for uncertainties are what we first see when we look into a region hitherto unknown, unexplored, unannexed.

George MacDonald
Faith, Doors, Doubt
George MacDonald (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of George MacDonald (Illustrated)”, p.13031, Delphi Classics

You doubt because you love truth.

George MacDonald
Doubt, Truth Love

Doubt may be a poor encouragement to do anything, but it is a bad reason for doing nothing.

George MacDonald
Encouragement, Doubt, May
George MacDonald (2015). “The Complete Novels of George Macdonald (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, The Princess and Curdie, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood, Wilfrid Cumbermede and many more”, p.1471, e-artnow

In moments of doubt I cry, ‘Could God Himself create such lovely things as I dreamed?’ ‘Whence then came thy dream?’ answers Hope.

George MacDonald
Dream, Lovely, Doubt
George MacDonald (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of George MacDonald (Illustrated)”, p.10238, Delphi Classics

People must believe what they can, and those who believe more must not be hard upon those who believe less. I doubt if you would have believed it all yourself if you hadn't seen some of it.

George MacDonald
Believe, People, Doubt
George Macdonald (2015). “MacDonalds’ Fairy-Tale Treasure Chest”, p.142, Simon and Schuster

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