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.
GEORGE ELIOTConscience is harder than our enemies, Knows more, accuses with more nicety.
More George Eliot Quotes
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A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one’s heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.
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The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.
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To manage men one ought to have a sharp mind in a velvet sheath.
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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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Joy and sorrow are both my perpetual companions, but the joy is called Past and the sorrow Present.
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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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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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Quarrel? Nonsense; we have not quarreled. If one is not to get into a rage sometimes, what is the good of being friends?
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It is surely better to pardon too much, than to condemn too much.
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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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Enveloped in a common mist, we seem to walk in clearness ourselves, and behold only the mist that enshrouds others.
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No man can be wise on an empty stomach.
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One can say everything best over a meal.
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The world is full of hopeful analogies and handsome, dubious eggs, called possibilities.
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Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are.
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