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
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More George Eliot Quotes
“It is possible to have a strong self-love without any self-satisfaction, rather with a self-discontent which is the more intense because one’s own little core of egoistic sensibility is a supreme care.” George Eliot
Self-Love Discontent, Ego Care, Self-Discontent Strength, Love, Care, Discontent
George Eliot Self-Love Discontent, Ego Care, Self-Discontent Strength, Love, Care, Discontent“Men outlive their love, but they don’t outlive the consequences of their recklessness.” George Eliot
Outlive Love, Reckless Consequences, Emotional Aftermath, Love, Recklessness, Aftermath
George Eliot Outlive Love, Reckless Consequences, Emotional Aftermath, Love, Recklessness, Aftermath“Much of our waking experience is but a dream in the daylight.” George Eliot
Waking Dream, Daylight Illusion, Sleep’s Reality, Dream, Illusion, Reality
George Eliot Waking Dream, Daylight Illusion, Sleep’s Reality, Dream, Illusion, Reality“Vanity is as ill at ease under indifference as tenderness is under a love which it cannot return.” George Eliot
Vanity And Indifference, Tenderness Contrast, Emotional Struggles, Vanity, Love, Indifference
George Eliot Vanity And Indifference, Tenderness Contrast, Emotional Struggles, Vanity, Love, Indifference“There’s no disappointment in memory, and one’s exaggerations are always on the good side.” George Eliot
Memory’s Strength, Disappointment’s Absence, Exaggerated Good, Memory, Absence, Exaggeration
George Eliot Memory’s Strength, Disappointment’s Absence, Exaggerated Good, Memory, Absence, Exaggeration“After all, people may really have in them some vocation which is not quite plain to themselves, may they not? They may seem idle and weak because they are growing. We should be very patient with each other, I think.” George Eliot
Growing Patience, Idle Weak, Plain Vocation, Patience, Vocation, Growing
George Eliot Growing Patience, Idle Weak, Plain Vocation, Patience, Vocation, Growing“All passion becomes strength when it has an outlet.” George Eliot
Passion Strength, Outlet Energy, Emotional Power, Passion, Strength, Energy
George Eliot Passion Strength, Outlet Energy, Emotional Power, Passion, Strength, Energy“One soweth and another reapeth is a verity that applies to evil as well as good.” George Eliot
Soweth Reapeth, Good Evil, Universal Truth, Soweth, Evil, Truth
George Eliot Soweth Reapeth, Good Evil, Universal Truth, Soweth, Evil, Truth“The most solid comfort one can fall back upon is the thought that the business of one’s life is to help in some small way to reduce the sum of ignorance, degradation and misery on the face of this beautiful earth.” George Eliot
Comfort, Purpose, Life, Altruism, Change, Humanity
George Eliot Comfort, Purpose, Life, Altruism, Change, Humanity“Souls live on in perpetual echoes.” George Eliot
Perpetual Echoes, Living Souls, Eternal Presence, Souls, Echoes, Presence
George Eliot Perpetual Echoes, Living Souls, Eternal Presence, Souls, Echoes, Presence“Effective magic is transcendent nature.” George Eliot
Transcendent Magic, Effective Nature, Nature’s Power, Magic, Nature, Power
George Eliot Transcendent Magic, Effective Nature, Nature’s Power, Magic, Nature, Power“If troubles were put up to market, I’d sooner buy old than new. It’s something to have seen the worst.” George Eliot
Troubles, Experience, Resilience, Wisdom, Life, Perspective
George Eliot Troubles, Experience, Resilience, Wisdom, Life, Perspective“It’s no use filling your pocket with money if you have got a hole in the corner.” George Eliot
Filling Pocket, Money Hole, Useless Wealth, Pocket, Money, Wealth
George Eliot Filling Pocket, Money Hole, Useless Wealth, Pocket, Money, Wealth“Death is the only physician, the shadow of his valley the only journeying that will cure us of age and the gathering fatigue of years.” George Eliot
Death, Life, Aging, Mortality, Philosophy, Fate
George Eliot Death, Life, Aging, Mortality, Philosophy, Fate“I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.” George Eliot
Women And Men, Divine Creation, Foolishness, Women, Men, Creation
George Eliot Women And Men, Divine Creation, Foolishness, Women, Men, Creation“An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.” George Eliot
Universal Peace, Election Coming, Foxes Interest, Peace, Election, Foxes
George Eliot Universal Peace, Election Coming, Foxes Interest, Peace, Election, Foxes“The light can be a curtain as well as the darkness.” George Eliot
Light’s Duality, Curtain Of Darkness, Light And Dark, Light, Darkness, Duality
George Eliot Light’s Duality, Curtain Of Darkness, Light And Dark, Light, Darkness, Duality“Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult.” George Eliot
Easy Falsehood, Difficult Truth, Truth Struggles, Falsehood, Truth, Struggles
George Eliot Easy Falsehood, Difficult Truth, Truth Struggles, Falsehood, Truth, Struggles