Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
GEORGE ELIOTWhen God makes His presence felt through us, we are like the burning bush: Moses never took any heed what sort of bush it was—he only saw the brightness of the Lord.
More George Eliot Quotes
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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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People who live at a distance are naturally less faulty than those immediately under our own eyes.
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Your trouble’s easy borne when everybody gives it a lift for you.
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I desire no future that will break the ties of the past.
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There are many victories worse than a defeat.
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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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All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.
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The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.
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Veracity is a plant of paradise, and the seeds have never flourished beyond the walls.
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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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Every limit is a beginning as well as an ending.
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Examining the world in order to find consolation is very much like looking carefully over the pages of a great book in order to find our own name . … Whether we find what we want or not, our preoccupation has hindered us from a true knowledge of the contents.
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Character is not cut in marble – it is not something solid and unalterable. It is something living and changing, and may become diseased as our bodies do.
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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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Those who trust us educate us.
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