Do we not all agree to call rapid thought and noble impulse by the name of inspiration?
GEORGE ELIOTWhat loneliness is more lonely than distrust?
More George Eliot Quotes
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Veracity is a plant of paradise, and the seeds have never flourished beyond the walls.
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To manage men one ought to have a sharp mind in a velvet sheath.
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People who live at a distance are naturally less faulty than those immediately under our own eyes.
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What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.
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Much of our waking experience is but a dream in the daylight.
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Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music.
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It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.
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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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What are a handful of reasonable men against a crowd with stones in their hands?
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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.
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Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it.
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One has to spend many years in learning how to be happy.
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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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There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.
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And, of course men know best about everything, except what women know better.
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