Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.
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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Genius … is necessarily intolerant of fetters.
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Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.
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Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it.
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It is as useless to fight against the interpretations of ignorance as to whip the fog.
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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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It is never too late to become the person you always thought you could be.
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Men outlive their love, but they don’t outlive the consequences of their recklessness.
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Veracity is a plant of paradise, and the seeds have never flourished beyond the walls.
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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.
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The right to rebellion is the right to seek a higher rule, and not to wander in mere lawlessness.
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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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It is pleasant to have a kind word now and then when one is not near enough to have a kind glance or a hearty shake by the hand.
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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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Of new acquaintances one can never be sure because one likes them one day that it will be so the next. Of old friends one is sure that it will be the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?
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