George MacDonald Quotes about Growth

George MacDonald, Rolland Hein (2004). “The Heart of George MacDonald: A One-Volume Collection of His Most Important Fiction, Essays, Sermons, Drama, and Biographical Information”, p.31, Regent College Publishing
A condition which of declension would indicate a devil, may of growth indicate a saint.
George MacDonald (1867). “Unspoken Sermons”, p.37
And so all growth that is not towards God Is growing to decay.
"Within and Without: A Dramatic Poem".