I 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.
GEORGE ELIOTDeath is the king of this world: ‘Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet.
More George Eliot Quotes
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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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The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.
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She was no longer wrestling with the grief, but could sit down with it as a lasting companion and make it a sharer in her thoughts.
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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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A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.
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We must find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have been.
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Vague memories hang about the mind like cobwebs.
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I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved.
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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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It is painful to be told that anything is very fine and not be able to feel that it is fine–something like being blind, while people talk of the sky.
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After all, the true seeing is within.
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An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.
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Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it.
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No man can be wise on an empty stomach.
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Justice is like the kingdom of God–it is not without us as a fact, it is within us as a great yearning.
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