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Enveloped in a common mist, we seem to walk in clearness ourselves, and behold only the mist that enshrouds others.

George Eliot

The thing we look forward to often comes to pass, but never precisely in the way we have imagined to ourselves.
GEORGE ELIOT

Come Forward Imagine Look never Ourselves Pass Precisely Thing Way
“Heaven help us,” said the old religion; the new one, from its very lack of that faith, will teach us all the more to help one another.
GEORGE ELIOT

Another Faith Heaven Help Lack More New Old One Religion Teach
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.
GEORGE ELIOT

Also Like Love Mind Same Sure Told
It is surely better to pardon too much, than to condemn too much.
GEORGE ELIOT

Better Condemn Much Paradon Surely Too
Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.
GEORGE ELIOT

Apt Conscientious Course Duty Most Painful People See Which
People are so ridiculous with their illusions, carrying their fool’s caps unawares, thinking their own lies opaque while everybody else’s are transparent, making themselves exceptions to everything, as if when all the world looked yellow under a lamp they alone are rosy.
GEORGE ELIOT

Cap Carry Else Everybody Fool Ilusion Lie Opaque Own People Ridiculous Think Unaware
There is a great deal of unmapped country within us.
GEORGE ELIOT

Country Deal Great Unmapped Within
Appearances have very little to do with happiness.
GEORGE ELIOT

Appearances Happiness Little Very
Life is too precious to be spent in this weaving and unweaving of false impressions, and it is better to live quietly under some degree of misrepresentation than to attempt to remove it by the uncertain process of letter-writing.
GEORGE ELIOT

Better Degree False Impression Life Live Precious Quitely Some Spend Under Unweaving Wear
The best travel is that which one can take by one’s own fireside. In memory or imagination.
GEORGE ELIOT

Best Fireside Imagination Memory Own Takemone Travel
Every limit is a beginning as well as an ending.
GEORGE ELIOT

Beginning Ending Every Limit Well
The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to do things, and yet you are not decrepit enough to turn them down.
GEORGE ELIOT

Between Fifty Hardest Seventy Year
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!
GEORGE ELIOT

Giving Luxury Must One Poor
Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
GEORGE ELIOT

Friend Scowl Smile Wear Wrinkle
Do we not all agree to call rapid thought and noble impulse by the name of inspiration?
GEORGE ELIOT

Agree All Call Impulse Name Inspiration Nobel Rapid Through
Human feeling is like the mighty rivers that bless the earth: it does not wait for beauty – it flows with resistless force and brings beauty with it.
GEORGE ELIOT

Beauty Bless Earth Feel Human Mighty River Wait

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