I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved. I am not sure that you are of the same mind. But the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. This is the world of light and speech, and I shall take leave to tell you that you are very dear.
GEORGE ELIOTThe 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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The right to rebellion is the right to seek a higher rule, and not to wander in mere lawlessness.
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The troublesome ones in a family are usually either the wits or the idiots.
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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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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.
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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.
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Those who trust us educate us.
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Impatient people, according to Bacon, are like the bees, and kill themselves in stinging others.
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We are contented with our day when we have been able to bear our grief in silence, and act as if we were not suffering.
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Jews are not fit for Heaven, but on earth they are most useful.
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Joy and sorrow are both my perpetual companions, but the joy is called Past and the sorrow Present.
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I like not only to be loved, but to be told that I am loved; the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave.
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We must find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have been.
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Adventure is not outside man; it is within.
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The world is full of hopeful analogies and handsome, dubious eggs, called possibilities.
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