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Her little butterfly soul fluttered incessantly between memory and dubious expectation.

George Eliot

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.
GEORGE ELIOT

Ass Before Bray Down Shake Star
There is hardly any contact more depressing to a young ardent creature than that of a mind in which years full of knowledge seem to have issued in a blank absence of interest or sympathy.
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Contact Creature Deem Depress Full Hardly Knowledge Mind More Year Young Advent
But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.
GEORGE ELIOT

Call Despair Eagerness Hope Painful Unfed
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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Each Other Feel Greater Human Join One Soul Strength Thing
I flutter all ways, and fly in none.
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Fly Futter None Way
Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.
GEORGE ELIOT

Agrresive Animal Ask Criticism Friend No Pass Question Such
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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Always Brook Charm Clear Flower Good Know Like Paas Refresh Wood
In bed our yesterdays are too oppressive: if a man can only get up, though it be but to whistle or to smoke, he has a present which offers some resistance to the past-sensations which assert themselves against tyrannous memories.
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Bed Oppressive Yesterday
“Heaven help us,” said the old religion; the new one, from its very lack of that faith, will teach us all the more to help one another.
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Another Faith Heaven Help Lack More New Old One Religion Teach
We are led on, like little children, by a way we know not.
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Children Know led Way
I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved. I am not sure that you are of the same mind. But the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. This is the world of light and speech, and I shall take leave to tell you that you are very dear.
GEORGE ELIOT

Also Like Love Mind Same Sure Told
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.
GEORGE ELIOT

Cap Carry Else Everybody Fool Ilusion Lie Opaque Own People Ridiculous Think Unaware
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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Account Country Deal Explanation Great Gust Storm Taken Ummpapped
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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Close Glory Leave Margin See Speck Tiny Vision
If the past is not to bind us, where can duty lie? We should have no law but the inclination of the moment.
GEORGE ELIOT

Bind Duty Lie Pst Us
Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it.
GEORGE ELIOT

Decide Stick Think What

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