A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.
GEORGE ELIOTWe 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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It is surely better to pardon too much, than to condemn too much.
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We want people to feel with us more than to act for us.
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Genius … is necessarily intolerant of fetters.
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Conscience is harder than our enemies, Knows more, accuses with more nicety.
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We are led on, like little children, by a way we know not.
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I love not to be choked with other men’s thoughts.
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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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The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.
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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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It 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.
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Veracity is a plant of paradise, and the seeds have never flourished beyond the walls.
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Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
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I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved.
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Jews are not fit for Heaven, but on earth they are most useful.
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The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
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