Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face.
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.
More George Eliot Quotes
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Genius … is necessarily intolerant of fetters.
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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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What are a handful of reasonable men against a crowd with stones in their hands?
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Jews are not fit for Heaven, but on earth they are most useful.
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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 responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.
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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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Vague memories hang about the mind like cobwebs.
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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.
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The thing we look forward to often comes to pass, but never precisely in the way we have imagined to ourselves.
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There is no killing the suspicion that deceit has once begotten.
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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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Hold up your head! You were not made for failure, you were made for victory. Go forward with a joyful confidence.
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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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I like breakfast-time better than any other moment in the day. No dust has settled on one’s mind then, and it presents a clear mirror to the rays of things.
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