If you are not proud of your cellar, there is no thrill of satisfaction in seeing your guest hold up his wineglass to the light and look judicial.
George Eliot
Pride In Possessions, Guest Impression, Wine Appreciation, Pride, Possessions, Wine
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“Under every guilty secret there is hidden a brood of guilty wishes, whose unwholesome infecting life is cherished by the darkness.” George Eliot
Guilty Secrets, Hidden Wishes, Dark Brood, Secrets, Wishes, Darkness
George Eliot Guilty Secrets, Hidden Wishes, Dark Brood, Secrets, Wishes, Darkness“Joy is the best of wine.” George Eliot
Joy’s Essence, Best Wine, Happiness Drink, Joy, Wine, Happiness
George Eliot Joy’s Essence, Best Wine, Happiness Drink, Joy, Wine, Happiness“There are robberies that leave man or woman forever beggared of peace and joy, yet kept secret by the sufferer.” George Eliot
Silent Robberies, Lost Joy, Hidden Suffering, Robberies, Joy, Suffering
George Eliot Silent Robberies, Lost Joy, Hidden Suffering, Robberies, Joy, Suffering“We are all humiliated by the sudden discovery of a fact which has existed very comfortably and perhaps been staring at us in private while we have been making up our world entirely without it.” George Eliot
Humiliation, Discovery, Truth, Self-awareness, Life, Perception
George Eliot Humiliation, Discovery, Truth, Self-awareness, Life, Perception“A peasant can no more help believing in a traditional superstition than a horse can help trembling when he sees a camel.” George Eliot
Superstition Belief, Traditional Beliefs, Superstitious Instinct, Belief, Beliefs, Instinct
George Eliot Superstition Belief, Traditional Beliefs, Superstitious Instinct, Belief, Beliefs, Instinct“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“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
George Eliot Strong Sense, Life’s Complexity, Rejecting Maxims, Sense, Complexity, Maxims“Breed is stronger than pasture.” George Eliot
Stronger Breed, Pasture Strength, Simple Truth, Breed, Strength, Truth
George Eliot Stronger Breed, Pasture Strength, Simple Truth, Breed, Strength, Truth“Knowledge slowly builds up what ignorance in an hour pulls down.” George Eliot
Knowledge Builds, Ignorance Destroys, Gradual Growth, Knowledge, Ignorance, Growth
George Eliot Knowledge Builds, Ignorance Destroys, Gradual Growth, Knowledge, Ignorance, Growth“It always remains true that if we had been greater, circumstance would have been less strong against us.” George Eliot
Greater Strength, Circumstances, Lesser Resistance, Strength, Circumstances, Resistance
George Eliot Greater Strength, Circumstances, Lesser Resistance, Strength, Circumstances, Resistance“Best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness!” George Eliot
Friendship, Support, Life, Connection, Companionship, Solace
George Eliot Friendship, Support, Life, Connection, Companionship, Solace“The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.” George Eliot
World Progress, Perfect Men, Important Work, Forward, Moving, Wait
George Eliot World Progress, Perfect Men, Important Work, Forward, Moving, Wait“As they who make Good luck a god count all unlucky men.” George Eliot
Luck And Fate, Unlucky Men, Luck’s Power, Luck, Fate, Men
George Eliot Luck And Fate, Unlucky Men, Luck’s Power, Luck, Fate, Men“But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.” George Eliot
Despair And Hope, Unfed Eagerness, Emotional Turmoil, Despair, Hope, Eagerness
George Eliot Despair And Hope, Unfed Eagerness, Emotional Turmoil, Despair, Hope, Eagerness“I shall do everything it becomes me to do.” George Eliot
Everything Becomes, Personal Duty, Self Determination, Becomes, Duty, Determination
George Eliot Everything Becomes, Personal Duty, Self Determination, Becomes, Duty, Determination“Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbor's buzzing glory, and think that such killing is no murder.” George Eliot
Buzzing Glory, Neighbor’s Life, Mortal Temptation, Glory, Neighbor, Mortal
George Eliot Buzzing Glory, Neighbor’s Life, Mortal Temptation, Glory, Neighbor, Mortal“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
George Eliot Opinionated Prig, Gifted Opinions, Arrogant Nature, Opinions, Prig, Nature“Receptiveness is a rare and massive power, like fortitude.” George Eliot
Receptiveness, Strength, Power, Resilience, Wisdom, Open-mindedness
George Eliot Receptiveness, Strength, Power, Resilience, Wisdom, Open-mindedness