How will you find good? It is not a thing of choice; it is a river that flows from the foot of the Invisible Throne and flows by the path of obedience.
George Eliot
Find Good, Invisible Throne, Obedience Path, Good, Throne, Obedience
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“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“You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.” George Eliot
Historical Lessons, Persecution Insights, Martyrdom Reflections, History, Persecution, Martyrdom
George Eliot Historical Lessons, Persecution Insights, Martyrdom Reflections, History, Persecution, Martyrdom“We could never have loved the earth so well if we had had no childhood in it.” George Eliot
Loved Earth, Childhood Connection, Earth Memories, Earth, Childhood, Memories
George Eliot Loved Earth, Childhood Connection, Earth Memories, Earth, Childhood, Memories“Music sweeps by me as a messenger – Carrying a message that is not for me.” George Eliot
Music Message, Sweeping Music, Unheard Message, Music, Message, Sweeping
George Eliot Music Message, Sweeping Music, Unheard Message, Music, Message, Sweeping“God, immortality, duty – how inconceivable the first, how unbelievable the second, how peremptory and absolute the third.” George Eliot
God’s Concepts, Immortality’s Unbelief, Duty’s Absoluteness, God, Immortality, Duty
George Eliot God’s Concepts, Immortality’s Unbelief, Duty’s Absoluteness, God, Immortality, Duty“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” George Eliot
Autumn Love, Soul Connection, Seasonal Yearning, Autumn, Connection, Yearning
George Eliot Autumn Love, Soul Connection, Seasonal Yearning, Autumn, Connection, Yearning“The dew-bead gem of earth and sky begotten.” George Eliot
Dew-Bead Gem, Earth Sky, Natural Beauty, Gem, Earth, Beauty
George Eliot Dew-Bead Gem, Earth Sky, Natural Beauty, Gem, Earth, Beauty“What is opportunity to a man who can’t use it.” George Eliot
Missed Opportunity, Opportunity Use, Man’s Chance, Opportunity, Use, Chance
George Eliot Missed Opportunity, Opportunity Use, Man’s Chance, Opportunity, Use, Chance“I beg your pardon: correct English is the slang of prigs who write history and essays. And the strongest slang of all is the slang of poets.” George Eliot
Correct English, Strongest Slang, Poets Slang, English, Slang, Poets
George Eliot Correct English, Strongest Slang, Poets Slang, English, Slang, Poets“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.” George Eliot
Sorrow And Love, True Blessedness, Love’s Sorrow, Sorrow, Love, Blessedness
George Eliot Sorrow And Love, True Blessedness, Love’s Sorrow, Sorrow, Love, Blessedness“Unhappily the habit of being offensive ‘without meaning it’ leads usually to a way of making amends which the injured person cannot but regard as a being amiable without meaning it.” George Eliot
Offense, Apology, Miscommunication, Forgiveness, Intentions, Relationship
George Eliot Offense, Apology, Miscommunication, Forgiveness, Intentions, Relationship“Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.” George Eliot
Painful Duty, Conscientious Choices, Moral Integrity, Duty, Pain, Integrity
George Eliot Painful Duty, Conscientious Choices, Moral Integrity, Duty, Pain, Integrity“He had the superficial kindness of a good-humored, self-satisfied nature, that fears no rivalry, and has encountered no contrarieties.” George Eliot
Superficial Kindness, Good-Humored Nature, Self-Satisfied Rivalry, Kindness, Nature, Rivalry
George Eliot Superficial Kindness, Good-Humored Nature, Self-Satisfied Rivalry, Kindness, Nature, Rivalry“When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns into mere limitation and exclusion.” George Eliot
Wishing Great, Limitation Exclusion, Turns Limitation, Wishing, Limitation, Exclusion
George Eliot Wishing Great, Limitation Exclusion, Turns Limitation, Wishing, Limitation, Exclusion“Solomon’s Proverbs, I think, have omitted to say, that as the sore palate findeth grit, so an uneasy consciousness heareth innuendos.” George Eliot
Solomon’s Wisdom, Consciousness Grit, Innuendo Perception, Wisdom, Grit, Perception
George Eliot Solomon’s Wisdom, Consciousness Grit, Innuendo Perception, Wisdom, Grit, Perception“To judge wisely, we must know how things appear to the unwise.” George Eliot
Judge Wisely, Unwise Thoughts, Things Appear, Judge, Unwise, Appear
George Eliot Judge Wisely, Unwise Thoughts, Things Appear, Judge, Unwise, Appear“No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty.” George Eliot
Uncertainty, Great Deeds, Faltering, Deeds, Uncertainty, Faltering
George Eliot Uncertainty, Great Deeds, Faltering, Deeds, Uncertainty, Faltering“Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music.” George Eliot
Effortless Life, Music’s Power, Life’s Flow, Music, Life, Flow
George Eliot Effortless Life, Music’s Power, Life’s Flow, Music, Life, Flow