It is a common sentence that knowledge is power; but who hath duly considered or set forth the power of ignorance? Knowledge slowly builds up what ignorance in an hour pulls down.
GEORGE ELIOTJustice is like the kingdom of God–it is not without us as a fact, it is within us as a great yearning.
More George Eliot Quotes
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No man can be wise on an empty stomach.
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Examining the world in order to find consolation is very much like looking carefully over the pages of a great book in order to find our own name . … Whether we find what we want or not, our preoccupation has hindered us from a true knowledge of the contents.
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Impatient people, according to Bacon, are like the bees, and kill themselves in stinging others.
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Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
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There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.
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I like not only to be loved, but to be told that I am loved; the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave.
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Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down.
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Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.
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A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.
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Trouble’s made us kin.
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Those who trust us educate us.
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I don’t want the world to give me anything for my books except money enough to save me from the temptation to write only for money.
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People who live at a distance are naturally less faulty than those immediately under our own eyes.
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The best travel is that which one can take by one’s own fireside. In memory or imagination.
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Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest.
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