The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
GEORGE ELIOTPeople who live at a distance are naturally less faulty than those immediately under our own eyes.
More George Eliot Quotes
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The darkest night that ever fell upon the earth never hid the light, never put out the stars. It only made the stars more keenly, kindly glancing, as if in protest against the darkness.
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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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I don’t want the world to give me anything for my books except money enough to save me from the temptation to write only for money.
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Adventure is not outside man; it is within.
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Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.
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One can say everything best over a meal.
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Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down.
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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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Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.
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I think I dislike what I don’t like more than I like what I like.
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Vague memories hang about the mind like cobwebs.
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Any coward can fight a battle when he’s sure of winning; but give me the man who has the pluck to fight when he’s sure of losing.
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It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.
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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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Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it.
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