There is no killing the suspicion that deceit has once begotten.
GEORGE ELIOTIt seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them.
More George Eliot Quotes
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I carry my unwritten poems in cipher on my face!
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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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But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.
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And, of course men know best about everything, except what women know better.
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I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved. I am not sure that you are of the same mind. But the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. This is the world of light and speech, and I shall take leave to tell you that you are very dear.
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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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I think I dislike what I don’t like more than I like what I like.
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Men outlive their love, but they don’t outlive the consequences of their recklessness.
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The troublesome ones in a family are usually either the wits or the idiots.
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A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.
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Your trouble’s easy borne when everybody gives it a lift for you.
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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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The right to rebellion is the right to seek a higher rule, and not to wander in mere lawlessness.
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Hold up your head! You were not made for failure, you were made for victory. Go forward with a joyful confidence.
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Much of our waking experience is but a dream in the daylight.
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