I like breakfast-time better than any other moment in the day. No dust has settled on one’s mind then, and it presents a clear mirror to the rays of things.
GEORGE ELIOTThe right to rebellion is the right to seek a higher rule, and not to wander in mere lawlessness.
More George Eliot Quotes
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Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.
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One can say everything best over a meal.
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What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?
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Of new acquaintances one can never be sure because one likes them one day that it will be so the next. Of old friends one is sure that it will be the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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There are many victories worse than a defeat.
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Any coward can fight a battle when he’s sure of winning; but give me the man who has the pluck to fight when he’s sure of losing.
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Adventure is not outside man; it is within.
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To have suffered much is like knowing many languages. Thou hast learned to understand all.
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Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it.
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I desire no future that will break the ties of the past.
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It is surely better to pardon too much, than to condemn too much.
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It is always good to know, if only in passing, charming human beings. It refreshes one like flowers and woods and clear brooks.
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A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.
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It is never too late to become the person you always thought you could be.
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No man can be wise on an empty stomach.
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