It is a vain thought to flee from the work that God appoints us, for the sake of finding a greater blessing, instead of seeking it where alone it is to be found – in loving obedience.
George Eliot
Divine Work, Loving Obedience, Seeking Blessings, Work, Obedience, Blessings
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More George Eliot Quotes
“This is a puzzling world, and Old Harry’s got a finger in it.” George Eliot
Puzzling World, Old Harry, Mysterious Influence, World, Harry, Influence
George Eliot Puzzling World, Old Harry, Mysterious Influence, World, Harry, Influence“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“Souls have complexions too: what will suit one will not suit another.” George Eliot
Soul Complexions, Individual Fit, Different Needs, Souls, Fit, Needs
George Eliot Soul Complexions, Individual Fit, Different Needs, Souls, Fit, Needs“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“Keep true, never be ashamed of doing right.” George Eliot
Doing Right, Keep True, Moral Values, Right, True, Values
George Eliot Doing Right, Keep True, Moral Values, Right, True, Values“The poverty of our imagination is no measure of say the world’s resources. Our posterity will no doubt get fuel in ways that we are unable to devise for them.” George Eliot
Imagination Poverty, World Resources, Posterity Fuel, Imagination, Resources, Fuel
George Eliot Imagination Poverty, World Resources, Posterity Fuel, Imagination, Resources, Fuel“Any coward can fight a battle when he’s sure of winning; but give me the man who has pluck to fight when he’s sure of losing. That’s my way, sir; and there are many victories worse than a defeat.” George Eliot
Coward Fight, Sure Losing, Winning Battle, Fight, Losing, Winning
George Eliot Coward Fight, Sure Losing, Winning Battle, Fight, Losing, Winning“I’d sooner have one real grief on my mind than twenty false. It’s better to know one’s robbed than to think one’s going to be murdered.” George Eliot
Real Grief, False Worries, Better Truth, Grief, Worries, Truth
George Eliot Real Grief, False Worries, Better Truth, Grief, Worries, Truth“Meanwhile the indefiniteness remains, and the limits of variation are really much wider than any one would imagine from the sameness of women’s coiffure and the favorite love-stories in prose and verse.” George Eliot
Indefiniteness Limits, Variation Sameness, Women’s Coiffure, Variation, Coiffure, Stories
George Eliot Indefiniteness Limits, Variation Sameness, Women’s Coiffure, Variation, Coiffure, Stories“Justice is like the kingdom of God – it is not without us as a fact, it is within us as a great yearning.” George Eliot
Kingdom God, Justice Yearning, Within Fact, Justice, God, Yearning
George Eliot Kingdom God, Justice Yearning, Within Fact, Justice, God, Yearning“No man can be wise on an empty stomach.” George Eliot
Stomach Wisdom, Empty Wisdom, Hungry Mind, Wisdom, Stomach, Mind
George Eliot Stomach Wisdom, Empty Wisdom, Hungry Mind, Wisdom, Stomach, Mind“Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.” George Eliot
Animal Friends, Agreeable Nature, Non-Critical, Animals, Friends, Nature
George Eliot Animal Friends, Agreeable Nature, Non-Critical, Animals, Friends, Nature“Is it not rather what we expect in men, that they should have numerous strands of experience lying side by side and never compare them with each other?” George Eliot
Human Experience, Expectations In Men, Diverse Perspectives, Men, Experience, Strands
George Eliot Human Experience, Expectations In Men, Diverse Perspectives, Men, Experience, Strands“He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.” George Eliot
Cocky Self-Delusion, Sun And Cock, Overconfidence, Self-Delusion, Overconfidence, Sun
George Eliot Cocky Self-Delusion, Sun And Cock, Overconfidence, Self-Delusion, Overconfidence, Sun“What novelty is worth the sweet monotony where everything is known, and loved because it is known?” George Eliot
Sweet Monotony, Known Love, Novelty’s Value, Monotony, Love, Value
George Eliot Sweet Monotony, Known Love, Novelty’s Value, Monotony, Love, Value“What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?” George Eliot
Life’s Purpose, Mutual Help, Ease Of Life, Life, Purpose, Help
George Eliot Life’s Purpose, Mutual Help, Ease Of Life, Life, Purpose, Help“Every limit is a beginning as well as an ending.” George Eliot
Limits, Beginnings And Endings, Life’s Boundaries, Limits, Beginnings, Life
George Eliot Limits, Beginnings And Endings, Life’s Boundaries, Limits, Beginnings, Life“Speech is often barren; but silence also does not necessarily brood over a full nest.” George Eliot
Barren Speech, Silence Broods, Nest Full, Speech, Silence, Nest
George Eliot Barren Speech, Silence Broods, Nest Full, Speech, Silence, Nest