Jews are not fit for Heaven, but on earth they are most useful.
GEORGE ELIOTFriendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words.
More George Eliot Quotes
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I flutter all ways, and fly in none.
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People who live at a distance are naturally less faulty than those immediately under our own eyes.
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Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.
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Vague memories hang about the mind like cobwebs.
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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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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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When God makes His presence felt through us, we are like the burning bush: Moses never took any heed what sort of bush it was—he only saw the brightness of the Lord.
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I like not only to be loved, but to be told that I am loved; the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave.
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There is no killing the suspicion that deceit has once begotten.
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The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
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Justice is like the kingdom of God–it is not without us as a fact, it is within us as a great yearning.
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Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
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What destroys us most effectively is not a malign fate but our own capacity for self-deception and for degrading our own best self.
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Consequences are unpitying.
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