A prig is a fellow who is always making you a present of his opinions.
George Eliot
Opinionated Prig, Gifted Opinions, Arrogant Nature, Opinions, Prig, Nature
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“A man’s mind–what there is of it–has always the advantage of being masculine,–as the smallest birch-tree is of a higher kind than the most soaring palm,–and even his ignorance is of a sounder quality.” George Eliot
Masculine Mind, Sound Quality, Higher Kind, Mind, Quality, Higher
George Eliot Masculine Mind, Sound Quality, Higher Kind, Mind, Quality, Higher“It’s rather a strong check to one’s self-complacency to find how much of one’s right doing depends on not being in want of money.” George Eliot
Self-Check, Money’s Role, Complacency Lesson, Check, Money, Lesson
George Eliot Self-Check, Money’s Role, Complacency Lesson, Check, Money, Lesson“Our virtues are dearer to us the more we have had to suffer for them. It is the same with our children. All profound affection entertains a sacrifice.” George Eliot
Virtue Sacrifice, Affection Children, Suffering Values, Virtue, Sacrifice, Values
George Eliot Virtue Sacrifice, Affection Children, Suffering Values, Virtue, Sacrifice, Values“It is a wonderful subduer, this need of love-this hunger of the heart-as peremptory as that other hunger by which Nature forces us to submit to the yoke, and change the face of the world.” George Eliot
Love’s Hunger, Heart’s Need, Nature’s Force, Love, Need, Force
George Eliot Love’s Hunger, Heart’s Need, Nature’s Force, Love, Need, Force“It is as useless to fight against the interpretations of ignorance as to whip the fog.” George Eliot
Ignorance Fight, Useless Effort, Whip Fog, Useless, Fight, Fog
George Eliot Ignorance Fight, Useless Effort, Whip Fog, Useless, Fight, Fog“Better a false belief than no belief at all.” George Eliot
False Beliefs, Existential Faith, Comparative Choices, Belief, Faith, Choices
George Eliot False Beliefs, Existential Faith, Comparative Choices, Belief, Faith, Choices“An Italian with white mice! – on the contrary, he was a creature who entered into every one’s feelings, and could take the pressure of their thought instead of urging his own with iron resistance.” George Eliot
White Mice, Iron Resistance, Italian Creature, Mice, Resistance, Creature
George Eliot White Mice, Iron Resistance, Italian Creature, Mice, Resistance, Creature“Fine old Christmas, with the snowy hair and ruddy face, had done his duty that year in the noblest fashion, and had set off his rich gifts of warmth and color with all the heightening contrast of frost and snow.” George Eliot
Old Christmas, Noble Duty, Festive Warmth, Christmas, Duty, Warmth
George Eliot Old Christmas, Noble Duty, Festive Warmth, Christmas, Duty, Warmth“Hear everything and judge for yourself.” George Eliot
Judge Yourself, Hear Everything, Personal Judgment, Judge, Hear, Judgment
George Eliot Judge Yourself, Hear Everything, Personal Judgment, Judge, Hear, Judgment“Childhood has no forebodings; but then, it is soothed by no memories of outlived sorrow.” George Eliot
Childhood Memories, Outlived Sorrow, Forebodings Soothed, Childhood, Sorrow, Memories
George Eliot Childhood Memories, Outlived Sorrow, Forebodings Soothed, Childhood, Sorrow, Memories“All our ignorance brings us closer to death.” George Eliot
Ignorance’s Toll, Death’s Approach, Human Ignorance, Ignorance, Death, Approach
George Eliot Ignorance’s Toll, Death’s Approach, Human Ignorance, Ignorance, Death, Approach“It is a sad weakness in us, after all, that the thought of a man’s death hallows him anew to us; as if life were not sacred too.” George Eliot
Man’s Death, Sacred Life, Sad Weakness, Death, Life, Weakness
George Eliot Man’s Death, Sacred Life, Sad Weakness, Death, Life, Weakness“One can say everything best over a meal.” George Eliot
Meal Conversations, Best Discussions, Shared Meals, Conversations, Discussions, Meals
George Eliot Meal Conversations, Best Discussions, Shared Meals, Conversations, Discussions, Meals“Our consciousness rarely registers the beginning of a growth within us any more than without us; there have been many circulation of the sap before we detect the smallest sign of the bud.” George Eliot
Growth, Self-awareness, Change, Transformation, Progress, Patience
George Eliot Growth, Self-awareness, Change, Transformation, Progress, Patience“But that intimacy of mutual embarrassment, in which each feels that the other is feeling something, having once existed, its effect is not to be done away with.” George Eliot
Mutual Embarrassment, Intimacy Effect, Feeling Exists, Intimacy, Embarrassment, Feeling
George Eliot Mutual Embarrassment, Intimacy Effect, Feeling Exists, Intimacy, Embarrassment, Feeling“Adventure is not outside man; it is within.” George Eliot
Internal Adventure, Man’s Nature, Inner Quest, Adventure, Nature, Quest
George Eliot Internal Adventure, Man’s Nature, Inner Quest, Adventure, Nature, Quest“Those who trust us educate us.” George Eliot
Trust Educate, Personal Growth, Earned Trust, Trust, Educate, Growth
George Eliot Trust Educate, Personal Growth, Earned Trust, Trust, Educate, Growth“Subtle impressions for which words are quite too coarse a medium.” George Eliot
Impressions Felt, Subtle Sensations, Ineffable Experiences, Emotional Depth, Thoughtful Reflections, Unspoken Truths
George Eliot Impressions Felt, Subtle Sensations, Ineffable Experiences, Emotional Depth, Thoughtful Reflections, Unspoken Truths