Do we not all agree to call rapid thought and noble impulse by the name of inspiration?
GEORGE ELIOTEvery limit is a beginning as well as an ending.
More George Eliot Quotes
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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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Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it.
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To manage men one ought to have a sharp mind in a velvet sheath.
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Much of our waking experience is but a dream in the daylight.
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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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The best travel is that which one can take by one’s own fireside. In memory or imagination.
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I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved.
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There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation of our gusts and storms.
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These gems have life in them: their colors speak, say what words fail of.
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What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.
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Jews are not fit for Heaven, but on earth they are most useful.
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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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Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.
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In travelling I shape myself betimes to idleness And take fools’ pleasure
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Your trouble’s easy borne when everybody gives it a lift for you.
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