Men outlive their love, but they don’t outlive the consequences of their recklessness.
GEORGE ELIOTIt’s never too late to be who you were meant to be.
More George Eliot Quotes
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What a wretched lot of old shrivelled creatures we shall be by-and-by. Never mind – the uglier we get in the eyes of others, the lovelier we shall be to each other; that has always been my firm faith about friendship.
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There is a great deal of unmapped country within us.
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It is as useless to fight against the interpretations of ignorance as to whip the fog.
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A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.
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One has to spend many years in learning how to be happy.
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Appearances have very little to do with happiness.
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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.
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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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And, of course men know best about everything, except what women know better.
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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.
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Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.
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One can say everything best over a meal.
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There is no killing the suspicion that deceit has once begotten.
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Adventure is not outside man; it is within.
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Any coward can fight a battle when he’s sure of winning.
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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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“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.
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Jews are not fit for Heaven, but on earth they are most useful.
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Much of our waking experience is but a dream in the daylight.
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I flutter all ways, and fly in none.
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No man can be wise on an empty stomach.
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The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.
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I love not to be choked with other men’s thoughts.
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Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.
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What are a handful of reasonable men against a crowd with stones in their hands?
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To have suffered much is like knowing many languages. Thou hast learned to understand all.
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