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.
GEORGE ELIOTThe important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
More George Eliot Quotes
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The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.
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I desire no future that will break the ties of the past.
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There is no killing the suspicion that deceit has once begotten.
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Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of the world, and leave only a margin by which we see the blot? I know no speck so troublesome as self.
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Genius … is necessarily intolerant of fetters.
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What a wretched lot of old shrivelled creatures we shall be by-and-by. Never mind – the uglier we get in the eyes of others, the lovelier we shall be to each other; that has always been my firm faith about friendship.
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The thing we look forward to often comes to pass, but never precisely in the way we have imagined to ourselves.
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When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.
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It is always good to know, if only in passing, charming human beings. It refreshes one like flowers and woods and clear brooks.
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There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation of our gusts and storms.
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Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.
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Human feeling is like the mighty rivers that bless the earth: it does not wait for beauty – it flows with resistless force and brings beauty with it.
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A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.
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What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.
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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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