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George Eliot Quotes

To think of the part one little woman can play in the life of a man, so that to renounce her may be a very good imitation of heroism, and to win her may be a discipline Picture Quote #1

Man may content himself with the applause of the world and the homage paid to his intellect, but woman’s heart has holier idols Picture Quote #1

There is a chill air surrounding those who are down in the world; and people are glad to get away from them, as from a cold room Picture Quote #1

Our life is determined for us; and it makes the mind very free when we give up wishing and only think of bearing what is laid upon us and doing what is given us to do Picture Quote #1

There is no sorrow I have thought more about than that, to love what is great, and try to reach it, and yet to fail Picture Quote #1

Those old stories of visions and dreams guiding men have their truth; we are saved by making the future present to ourselves Picture Quote #1

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The human soul is hospitable, and will entertain conflicting sentiments and contradictory opinions with much impartiality Picture Quote #1

The floods of nonsense printed in the form of critical opinions seem to me a chief curse of the times, a chief obstacle to true culture Picture Quote #1

Love is frightened at the intervals of insensibility and callousness that encroach by little and little on the domain of grief, and it makes efforts to recall the keenness of the first anguish Picture Quote #1

There are... Robberies that leave man or woman forever beggared of peace and joy, yet kept secret by the sufferer Picture Quote #1

Our vanities differ as our noses do: all conceit is not the same conceit, but varies in correspondence with the minutiae of mental make in which one of us differs from another Picture Quote #1

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To think of the part one little woman can play in the life of a man, so that to renounce her may be a very good imitation of heroism, and to win her may be a discipline (George Eliot Quotes) Man may content himself with the applause of the world and the homage paid to his intellect, but woman’s heart has holier idols (George Eliot Quotes) There is a chill air surrounding those who are down in the world; and people are glad to get away from them, as from a cold room (George Eliot Quotes) Our life is determined for us; and it makes the mind very free when we give up wishing and only think of bearing what is laid upon us and doing what is given us to do (George Eliot Quotes) There is no sorrow I have thought more about than that, to love what is great, and try to reach it, and yet to fail (George Eliot Quotes) Those old stories of visions and dreams guiding men have their truth; we are saved by making the future present to ourselves (George Eliot Quotes) The human soul is hospitable, and will entertain conflicting sentiments and contradictory opinions with much impartiality (George Eliot Quotes) The floods of nonsense printed in the form of critical opinions seem to me a chief curse of the times, a chief obstacle to true culture (George Eliot Quotes) Love is frightened at the intervals of insensibility and callousness that encroach by little and little on the domain of grief, and it makes efforts to recall the keenness of the first anguish (George Eliot Quotes) There are... Robberies that leave man or woman forever beggared of peace and joy, yet kept secret by the sufferer (George Eliot Quotes) Our vanities differ as our noses do: all conceit is not the same conceit, but varies in correspondence with the minutiae of mental make in which one of us differs from another (George Eliot Quotes)

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