George Eliot
Quote collection assembled by Jone Johnson Lewis |
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What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?  |
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The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice. |
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I'm not denyin' that women are foolish; God Almighty made 'em to match men. |
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No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence. |
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Blessed is the man who, having nothing to stay, abstains from giving us worthy evidence of the fact. |
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Our deeds determine us as much as we determine our deeds. |
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Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world. |
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Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking. |
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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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There are glances of hatred that stab, and raise no cry of murder. |
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Oh may I join the choir invisible of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence. |
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I am open to conviction on all points except dinner and debts. I hold that the one must be eaten and the other paid. Those are my only prejudices. |
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Surely it is not true blessedness to be free of sorrow while there is sorrow and sin in the world. Sorrow is a part of love and love does not seek to throw it off. |
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• Each quotation page in this collection and the entire collection are © Jone Johnson Lewis 1997-2004. This is an informal collection -- if you need citations for the original source, I don't have those available unless they're listed with the quotes.
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