Those who trust us educate us.
GEORGE ELIOTDelicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it.
More George Eliot Quotes
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The right to rebellion is the right to seek a higher rule, and not to wander in mere lawlessness.
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No man can be wise on an empty stomach.
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Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.
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It is pleasant to have a kind word now and then when one is not near enough to have a kind glance or a hearty shake by the hand.
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There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation of our gusts and storms.
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Vague memories hang about the mind like cobwebs.
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What a wretched lot of old shrivelled creatures we shall be by-and-by. Never mind – the uglier we get in the eyes of others, the lovelier we shall be to each other; that has always been my firm faith about friendship.
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It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.
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It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.
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The darkest night that ever fell upon the earth never hid the light, never put out the stars. It only made the stars more keenly, kindly glancing, as if in protest against the darkness.
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Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down.
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“Heaven help us,” said the old religion; the new one, from its very lack of that faith, will teach us all the more to help one another.
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One has to spend many years in learning how to be happy.
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If the past is not to bind us, where can duty lie? We should have no law but the inclination of the moment.
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I don’t want the world to give me anything for my books except money enough to save me from the temptation to write only for money.
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