Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.
GEORGE ELIOTAnimals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.
More George Eliot Quotes
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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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No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we who read it are no longer the same interpreters.
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Death is the king of this world: ‘Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet.
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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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Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it.
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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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When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.
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Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
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It is as useless to fight against the interpretations of ignorance as to whip the fog.
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No man can be wise on an empty stomach.
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When God makes His presence felt through us, we are like the burning bush: Moses never took any heed what sort of bush it was—he only saw the brightness of the Lord.
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There are many victories worse than a defeat.
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We want people to feel with us more than to act for us.
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Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down.
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