The years seem to rush by now, and I think of death as a fast approaching end of a journey-double and treble reason for loving as well as working while it is day.
George Eliot
Rushing Years, Life And Death, Timely Efforts, Years, Death, Efforts
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“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“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
George Eliot Divine Work, Loving Obedience, Seeking Blessings, Work, Obedience, Blessings“Raveloe was a village where many of the old echoes lingered, undrowned by new voices. Not that it was one of those barren parishes lying on the outskirts of civilization – inhabited by meagre sheep and thinly-scattered shepherds: on the contrary, it lay in the rich central plain of what we are pleased to call Merry England, and.” George Eliot
Village Life, Rich History, Cultural Heritage, Rural Life, Traditional Values, Timeless Beauty
George Eliot Village Life, Rich History, Cultural Heritage, Rural Life, Traditional Values, Timeless Beauty“What courage and patience are wanted for every life that aims to produce anything!” George Eliot
Courage Patience, Life Goals, Aimed Production, Courage, Patience, Goals
George Eliot Courage Patience, Life Goals, Aimed Production, Courage, Patience, Goals“The tendency toward good in human nature has a force which no creed can utterly counteract, and which insures the ultimate triumph of that tendency over all dogmatic perversions.” George Eliot
Human Nature, Dogmatic Perversions, Ultimate Triumph, Nature, Triumph, Tendency
George Eliot Human Nature, Dogmatic Perversions, Ultimate Triumph, Nature, Triumph, Tendency“Art is the nearest thing to life; it is a mode of amplifying experience and extending our contact with our fellow men beyond the bounds of our personal lot.” George Eliot
Art And Life, Amplified Experience, Human Connection, Art, Life, Experience
George Eliot Art And Life, Amplified Experience, Human Connection, Art, Life, Experience“What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.” George Eliot
Life Motivation, Lack Of Purpose, Dreary Existence, Life, Motivation, Purpose
George Eliot Life Motivation, Lack Of Purpose, Dreary Existence, Life, Motivation, Purpose“To know intense joy without a strong bodily frame, one must have an enthusiastic soul.” George Eliot
Intense Joy, Enthusiastic Soul, Strong Body, Joy, Soul, Body
George Eliot Intense Joy, Enthusiastic Soul, Strong Body, Joy, Soul, Body“After all, the true seeing is within.” George Eliot
True Seeing, Inner Vision, Self-Perception, Seeing, Vision, Perception
George Eliot True Seeing, Inner Vision, Self-Perception, Seeing, Vision, Perception“Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral. They have the same effect of grating incongruity as the sound of a coarse voice breaking the solemn silence of night.” George Eliot
Worldly Faces, Funeral Silence, Solemn Night, Faces, Funeral, Silence
George Eliot Worldly Faces, Funeral Silence, Solemn Night, Faces, Funeral, Silence“Death was not to be a leap: it was to be a long descent under thickening shadows.” George Eliot
Death’s Descent, Long Journey, Thickening Shadows, Death, Journey, Shadows
George Eliot Death’s Descent, Long Journey, Thickening Shadows, Death, Journey, Shadows“A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.” George Eliot
Patronizing Nature, Mean Disposition, Self-Exaltation, Disposition, Nature, Exaltation
George Eliot Patronizing Nature, Mean Disposition, Self-Exaltation, Disposition, Nature, Exaltation“The beginning of hardship is like the first taste of bitter food – it seems for a moment unbearable; yet, if there is nothing else to satisfy our hunger, we take another bite and find it possible to go on.” George Eliot
Hardship Journey, Bitter Beginnings, Resilience Lesson, Hardship, Resilience, Hunger
George Eliot Hardship Journey, Bitter Beginnings, Resilience Lesson, Hardship, Resilience, Hunger“To have suffered much is like knowing many languages. Thou hast learned to understand all.” George Eliot
Suffered Knowledge, Language Of Suffering, Profound Understanding, Knowledge, Suffering, Understanding
George Eliot Suffered Knowledge, Language Of Suffering, Profound Understanding, Knowledge, Suffering, Understanding“Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.” George Eliot
Soul Belief, Accepting Affirmations, Denying Unbelief, Belief, Soul, Affirmations
George Eliot Soul Belief, Accepting Affirmations, Denying Unbelief, Belief, Soul, Affirmations“There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a passion, but a blight bred in the cloudy, damp despondency of uneasy egoism.” George Eliot
Jealousy Nature, Blighted Egoism, Subtle Jealousy, Jealousy, Egoism, Blighted
George Eliot Jealousy Nature, Blighted Egoism, Subtle Jealousy, Jealousy, Egoism, Blighted“When God makes His presence felt through us, we are like the burning bush: Moses never took any heed what sort of bush it was – he only saw the brightness of the Lord.” George Eliot
Divine Presence, Spiritual Reflection, Faith In God, Holy Experiences, Divine Guidance, Sacred Teachings
George Eliot Divine Presence, Spiritual Reflection, Faith In God, Holy Experiences, Divine Guidance, Sacred Teachings“The human heart finds nowhere shelter but in human kind.” George Eliot
Human Heart, Emotional Shelter, Kind Connection, Heart, Shelter, Connection
George Eliot Human Heart, Emotional Shelter, Kind Connection, Heart, Shelter, Connection