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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.

George Eliot

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.
GEORGE ELIOT

Air Conviction Deliver Founded Knowledge Mere Opinion Stupidity Well
It is hard to believe long together that anything is “worth while,” unless there is some eye to kindle in common with our own, some brief word uttered now and then to imply that what is infinitely precious to us is precious alike to another mind.
GEORGE ELIOT

Anything Believe Common Eye Hard Kindle Long Own Some Together Worth
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.
GEORGE ELIOT

Feel Human Keen Life Ordinary Vison
“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.
GEORGE ELIOT

Another Faith Heaven Help Lack More New Old One Religion Teach
It is painful to be told that anything is very fine and not be able to feel that it is fine–something like being blind, while people talk of the sky.
GEORGE ELIOT

Able Being Blind Feel Fine Painful People Sky Something Talk Thing Told
One can say everything best over a meal.
GEORGE ELIOT

Bst Can Everything Meal One Over Say
A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.
GEORGE ELIOT

Always Disposition Meaner Patronizing Side
Human feeling is like the mighty rivers that bless the earth: it does not wait for beauty – it flows with resistless force and brings beauty with it.
GEORGE ELIOT

Beauty Bless Earth Feel Human Mighty River Wait
Jews are not fit for Heaven, but on earth they are most useful.
GEORGE ELIOT

Earth Fit Heaven Jew Most Useful
It is always good to know, if only in passing, charming human beings. It refreshes one like flowers and woods and clear brooks.
GEORGE ELIOT

Always Brook Charm Clear Flower Good Know Like Paas Refresh Wood
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
GEORGE ELIOT

Finest Language Made Mostly Simple Unimpse Word
It is never too late to become the person you always thought you could be.
GEORGE ELIOT

Always Become Could Late never Person Thought
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.
GEORGE ELIOT

Death Kind World
It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them.
GEORGE ELIOT

Alive Give Long never Seem Thoroughly While Wish
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.
GEORGE ELIOT

Anything Book Enough Money Temptation Want World
Conscience is harder than our enemies, Knows more, accuses with more nicety.
GEORGE ELIOT

Conscience Enemy Harder

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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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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