What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?
GEORGE ELIOTTo manage men one ought to have a sharp mind in a velvet sheath.
More George Eliot Quotes
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The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.
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… it is one thing to like defiance, and another thing to like its consequences.
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The world is full of hopeful analogies and handsome, dubious eggs, called possibilities.
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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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Enveloped in a common mist, we seem to walk in clearness ourselves, and behold only the mist that enshrouds others.
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The right to rebellion is the right to seek a higher rule, and not to wander in mere lawlessness.
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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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Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.
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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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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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There is no killing the suspicion that deceit has once begotten.
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It is pleasant to have a kind word now and then when one is not near enough to have a kind glance or a hearty shake by the hand.
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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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One can say everything best over a meal.
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A good horse makes short miles.
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