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.
GEORGE ELIOTI carry my unwritten poems in cipher on my face!
More George Eliot Quotes
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One can say everything best over a meal.
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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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Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
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Genius … is necessarily intolerant of fetters.
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There are many victories worse than a defeat.
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A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.
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An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.
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No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we who read it are no longer the same interpreters.
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What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.
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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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“Abroad,” that large home of ruined reputations.
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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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In travelling I shape myself betimes to idleness And take fools’ pleasure
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There is a great deal of unmapped country within us.
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Much of our waking experience is but a dream in the daylight.
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