To manage men one ought to have a sharp mind in a velvet sheath.
GEORGE ELIOTWe have had an unspeakably delightful journey, one of those journeys which seem to divide one’s life in two, by the new ideas they suggest and the new views of interest they open.
More George Eliot Quotes
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It is a common sentence that knowledge is power; but who hath duly considered or set forth the power of ignorance? Knowledge slowly builds up what ignorance in an hour pulls down.
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Death is the king of this world: ‘Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet.
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What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined – to strengthen each other – to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.
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If you deliver an opinion at all, it is mere stupidity not to do it with an air of conviction and well-founded knowledge. You make it your own in uttering it, and naturally get fond of it.
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Consequences are unpitying.
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She was no longer wrestling with the grief, but could sit down with it as a lasting companion and make it a sharer in her thoughts.
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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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A good horse makes short miles.
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Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it.
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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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The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
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We want people to feel with us more than to act for us.
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What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?
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Every limit is a beginning as well as an ending.
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Those who trust us educate us.
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