All people of broad, strong sense have an instinctive repugnance to the men of maxims; because such people early discern that the mysterious complexity of our life is not to be embraced by maxims, and that to lace ourselves up in formulas of that sort is to repress all the divine promptings and inspirations that spring from growing insight and sympathy.
George Eliot
Strong Sense, Life’s Complexity, Rejecting Maxims, Sense, Complexity, Maxims
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“We cannot reform our forefathers.” George Eliot
Reform Forefathers, Generational Change, Ancestor Limits, Forefathers, Change, Limits
George Eliot Reform Forefathers, Generational Change, Ancestor Limits, Forefathers, Change, Limits“Life is like a game of whist. I don’t enjoy the game much; but I like to play my cards well, and see what will be the end of it.” George Eliot
Life Analogy, Playing Cards, Strategic Living, Life, Cards, Strategy
George Eliot Life Analogy, Playing Cards, Strategic Living, Life, Cards, Strategy“Often the soul is ripened into fuller goodness while age has spread an ugly film, so that mere glances can never divine the preciousness of the fruit.” George Eliot
Ripened Soul, Precious Fruit, Ugly Film, Soul, Fruit, Film
George Eliot Ripened Soul, Precious Fruit, Ugly Film, Soul, Fruit, Film“Imagination is a licensed trespasser: it has no fear of dogs, but may climb over walls and peep in at windows with impunity.” George Eliot
Imagination Trespasser, Creative Vision, Fearless Imagination, Imagination, Vision, Imagination
George Eliot Imagination Trespasser, Creative Vision, Fearless Imagination, Imagination, Vision, Imagination“Destiny stands by sarcastic with our dramatis personae folded in her hand.” George Eliot
Sarcastic Destiny, Dramatic Fate, Life’s Roles, Destiny, Fate, Roles
George Eliot Sarcastic Destiny, Dramatic Fate, Life’s Roles, Destiny, Fate, Roles“The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.” George Eliot
Regret, Change, Growth, Redemption, Compassion, Life
George Eliot Regret, Change, Growth, Redemption, Compassion, Life“Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.” George Eliot
Rough Truth, Bitter Knowledge, Truth Experience, Truth, Knowledge, Experience
George Eliot Rough Truth, Bitter Knowledge, Truth Experience, Truth, Knowledge, Experience“Go forward with joyful confidence.” George Eliot
Joyful Confidence, Positive Progress, Moving Forward, Confidence, Progress, Forward
George Eliot Joyful Confidence, Positive Progress, Moving Forward, Confidence, Progress, Forward“Don’t you meddle with me, and I won’t meddle with you.” George Eliot
Self-reliance, Boundaries, Conflict, Independence, Personal Space, Negotiation
George Eliot Self-reliance, Boundaries, Conflict, Independence, Personal Space, Negotiation“There is no killing the suspicion that deceit has once begotten.” George Eliot
Suspicion Deceit, Begotten Lies, Undying Mistrust, Suspicion, Deceit, Mistrust
George Eliot Suspicion Deceit, Begotten Lies, Undying Mistrust, Suspicion, Deceit, Mistrust“Half the sorrows of women would be averted if they could repress the speech they know to be useless-nay, the speech they have resolved not to utter.” George Eliot
Women’s Sorrows, Repressing Speech, Useless Words, Sorrows, Speech, Words
George Eliot Women’s Sorrows, Repressing Speech, Useless Words, Sorrows, Speech, Words“Men and women make sad mistakes about their own symptoms, taking their vague uneasy longings, sometimes for genius, sometimes for religion, and oftener still for a mighty love.” George Eliot
Mistaken Longings, False Beliefs, Uneasy Yearnings, Longings, Beliefs, Yearnings
George Eliot Mistaken Longings, False Beliefs, Uneasy Yearnings, Longings, Beliefs, Yearnings“Mighty is the force of motherhood! It transforms all things by its vital heat.” George Eliot
Motherhood’s Force, Transforming Power, Vital Heat, Motherhood, Power, Heat
George Eliot Motherhood’s Force, Transforming Power, Vital Heat, Motherhood, Power, Heat“Hobbies are apt to run away with us, you know; it doesn’t do to be run away with. We must keep the reins.” George Eliot
Running Hobbies, Controlled Passions, Keeping Reins, Hobbies, Passions, Reins
George Eliot Running Hobbies, Controlled Passions, Keeping Reins, Hobbies, Passions, Reins“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“Deeds are the pulse of Time, his beating life, And righteous or unrighteous, being done, Must throb in after-throbs till Time itself Be laid in stillness, and the universe Quiver and breathe upon no mirror more.” George Eliot
Pulse Time, Beating Life, Universe Quiver, Deeds, Time, Life
George Eliot Pulse Time, Beating Life, Universe Quiver, Deeds, Time, Life“She was no longer struggling against the perception of facts, but adjusting herself to their clearest perception.” George Eliot
Struggling Perception, Adjusting Facts, Clearest Perception, Perception, Facts, Adjusting
George Eliot Struggling Perception, Adjusting Facts, Clearest Perception, Perception, Facts, Adjusting“Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.” George Eliot
Opposition, Persecution, Sweet Struggle, Opposition, Struggle, Persecution
George Eliot Opposition, Persecution, Sweet Struggle, Opposition, Struggle, Persecution