The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.
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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Every limit is a beginning as well as an ending.
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What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?
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It is as useless to fight against the interpretations of ignorance as to whip the fog.
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If the past is not to bind us, where can duty lie? We should have no law but the inclination of the moment.
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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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What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?
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A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.
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One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!
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We have had an unspeakably delightful journey, one of those journeys which seem to divide one’s life in two, by the new ideas they suggest and the new views of interest they open.
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If you deliver an opinion at all, it is mere stupidity not to do it with an air of conviction and well-founded knowledge. You make it your own in uttering it, and naturally get fond of it.
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All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.
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The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
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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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Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.
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One has to spend many years in learning how to be happy.
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