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Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down. (George Eliot)
We must find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have been. View quote
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Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course. View quote
George Eliot
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. View quote
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I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved. View quote
George Eliot
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. View quote
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A woman dictates before marriage in order that she may have an appetite for submission afterwards. View quote
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Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure. View quote
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I had some ambition. I meant everything to be different with me. I thought I had more strength and mastery. But the most terrible obstacles are such as nobody can see except oneself. View quote
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It is always fatal to have music or poetry interrupted. View quote
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Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty. (George Eliot)
Pride only helps us to be generous; it never makes us so, any more than vanity makes us witty. View quote
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A man falling into dark waters seeks a momentary footing even on sliding stones. View quote
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I think any hardship is better than pretending to do what one is paid for, and never really doing it. View quote
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Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline. View quote
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In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause. View quote
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That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one fool tells him he's wise. View quote
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The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our ignorance. View quote
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Hurt, he'll never be hurt--he's made to hurt other people. View quote
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Selfish- a judgment readily passed by those who have never tested their own power of sacrifice. View quote
George Eliot
If I got places, sir, it was because I made myself fit for 'em. If you want to slip into a round hole, you must first make a ball of yourself; that's where it is. (George Eliot)
There is one order of beauty which seems made to turn heads.... It is a beauty like that of kittens, or very small downy ducks making gentle rippling noises with their soft bills, or babies just beginning to toddle.... View quote
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A prig is a fellow who is always making you a present of his opinions. View quote
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Destiny stands by sarcastic with our dramatis personae folded in her hand. View quote
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Nature repairs her ravages, but not all. The uptorn trees are not rooted again; the parted hills are left scarred; if there is a new growth, the trees are not the same as the old, and the hills underneath their green vesture bear the marks of the past rending. To the eyes that have dwelt on the past, there is no thorough repair. View quote
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