What destroys us most effectively is not a malign fate but our own capacity for self-deception and for degrading our own best self.
GEORGE ELIOT
It is painful to be told that anything is very fine and not be able to feel that it is fine–something like being blind, while people talk of the sky.
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Do we not all agree to call rapid thought and noble impulse by the name of inspiration?
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In travelling I shape myself betimes to idleness And take fools’ pleasure
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There are many victories worse than a defeat.
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It’s no use filling your pocket with money if you have got a hole in the corner.
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It is painful to be told that anything is very fine and not be able to feel that it is fine–something like being blind, while people talk of the sky.
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I carry my unwritten poems in cipher on my face!
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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.
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Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.
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It is surely better to pardon too much, than to condemn too much.
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Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.
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Jews are not fit for Heaven, but on earth they are most useful.
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Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.
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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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