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George Eliot

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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Darkest Earth Fell Keenly Light Made Night Star Start Upon
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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Ame Interpreter Longer Raed Rather Same Story Use
Genius … is necessarily intolerant of fetters.
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Genius Intolerant Necessarily
It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.
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Mind Narrow Point Subject Various View
All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.
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All Deoenf Interpretation Key Know Meaning
Any coward can fight a battle when he’s sure of winning; but give me the man who has the pluck to fight when he’s sure of losing.
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Battle Coward Fight Give Man Plunk Sure Sure Lose Win
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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Anything Believe Common Eye Hard Kindle Long Own Some Together Worth
What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined – to strengthen each other – to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.
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Each Other Feel Greater Human Join One Soul Strength Thing
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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Bever Creature Eyes Lovelier Mind Old Other Shall Shriveleld Uglier Watch
I carry my unwritten poems in cipher on my face!
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Carry Cipher Face My Poem Unwritten
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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Character Cut Marble Something Unalterable
Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.
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Agony Depth Into Look Love Only Parting
What destroys us most effectively is not a malign fate but our own capacity for self-deception and for degrading our own best self.
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Best Capacity Deception Degrad Destry Effectively Malign Most Own Self
The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.
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Lies Responsible Tolerance Vision Wider
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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Book Carefully Consolation Examine Find Great Look Much Order Over Own Page World
The troublesome ones in a family are usually either the wits or the idiots.
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Either Family Idiot Troublesome Usually Visit

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