Any coward can fight a battle when he’s sure of winning; but give me the man who has the pluck to fight when he’s sure of losing.
GEORGE ELIOTWhat are a handful of reasonable men against a crowd with stones in their hands?
More George Eliot Quotes
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Every limit is a beginning as well as an ending.
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We are led on, like little children, by a way we know not.
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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.
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We are contented with our day when we have been able to bear our grief in silence, and act as if we were not suffering.
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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.
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Adventure is not outside man; it is within.
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I carry my unwritten poems in cipher on my face!
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Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it.
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We want people to feel with us more than to act for us.
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No man can be wise on an empty stomach.
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Jews are not fit for Heaven, but on earth they are most useful.
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Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down.
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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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Appearances have very little to do with happiness.
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What are a handful of reasonable men against a crowd with stones in their hands?
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