Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of the world, and leave only a margin by which we see the blot? I know no speck so troublesome as self.
GEORGE ELIOTKnowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down.
More George Eliot Quotes
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Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest.
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Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words.
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There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.
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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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Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.
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Enveloped in a common mist, we seem to walk in clearness ourselves, and behold only the mist that enshrouds others.
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These gems have life in them: their colors speak, say what words fail of.
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Much of our waking experience is but a dream in the daylight.
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If we had a keen vision and feeling of all ordinary human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow and the squirrel’s heart beat, and we should die of that roar which lies on the other side of silence.
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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.
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When 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.
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Any coward can fight a battle when he’s sure of winning.
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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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Those who trust us educate us.
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Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.
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