We could never have loved the earth so well if we had had no childhood in it.
GEORGE ELIOTHer little butterfly soul fluttered incessantly between memory and dubious expectation.
More George Eliot Quotes
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A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.
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Her little butterfly soul fluttered incessantly between memory and dubious expectation.
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Death is the king of this world: ‘Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet.
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And, of course men know best about everything, except what women know better.
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One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!
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Enveloped in a common mist, we seem to walk in clearness ourselves, and behold only the mist that enshrouds others.
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In travelling I shape myself betimes to idleness And take fools’ pleasure
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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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Any coward can fight a battle when he’s sure of winning.
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No man can be wise on an empty stomach.
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Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.
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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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A good horse makes short miles.
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Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words.
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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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