We want people to feel with us more than to act for us.
GEORGE ELIOTI have nothing to tell except travellers’ stories, which are always tiresome, like the description of a play which was very exciting to those who saw it.
More George Eliot Quotes
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The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.
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Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.
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Do we not all agree to call rapid thought and noble impulse by the name of inspiration?
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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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Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.
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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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Trouble’s made us kin.
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It is always good to know, if only in passing, charming human beings. It refreshes one like flowers and woods and clear brooks.
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Genius … is necessarily intolerant of fetters.
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Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are.
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Character is not cut in marble – it is not something solid and unalterable. It is something living and changing, and may become diseased as our bodies do.
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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.
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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.
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It is as useless to fight against the interpretations of ignorance as to whip the fog.
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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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