That by desiring what is perfectly good, even when we don’t quite know what it is and cannot do what we would, we are part of the divine power against evil — widening the skirts of light and making the struggle with darkness narrower.
GEORGE ELIOTAppearances have very little to do with happiness.
More George Eliot Quotes
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I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved.
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Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.
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The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
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If the past is not to bind us, where can duty lie? We should have no law but the inclination of the moment.
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And, of course men know best about everything, except what women know better.
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The world is full of hopeful analogies and handsome, dubious eggs, called possibilities.
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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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Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.
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Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down.
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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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… it is one thing to like defiance, and another thing to like its consequences.
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There is a great deal of unmapped country within us.
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We are contented with our day when we have been able to bear our grief in silence, and act as if we were not suffering.
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A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.
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The thing we look forward to often comes to pass, but never precisely in the way we have imagined to ourselves.
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