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 ELIOTthere are two ways of speaking an audience will always like: one is, to tell them what they don’t understand; and the other is, to tell them what they’re used to.
More George Eliot Quotes
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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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Hold up your head! You were not made for failure, you were made for victory. Go forward with a joyful confidence.
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The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.
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The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
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there are two ways of speaking an audience will always like: one is, to tell them what they don’t understand; and the other is, to tell them what they’re used to.
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Joy and sorrow are both my perpetual companions, but the joy is called Past and the sorrow Present.
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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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The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.
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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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It is never too late to become the person you always thought you could be.
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Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music.
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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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Any coward can fight a battle when he’s sure of winning.
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I have nothing to tell except travellers’ stories, which are always tiresome, like the description of a play which was very exciting to those who saw it.
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I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved.
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