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
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Unresting Sorrow | Empty Wisdom | Loss Of Affection | Choosing Difficulty | Beauty Relief | Idle Weak | Poison | Aimless Journey | Serious Beliefs | English | Self | Losing | Childhood Memories | Fellow-Feeling | Persecution Insights | Ripened Soul | Mountain | Gender Belonging | Social Perceptions | Inner Vision | More
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“Our words have wings, but fly not where we would.” George Eliot
Words, Communication, Misunderstanding, Expression, Intentions, Speech
George Eliot Words, Communication, Misunderstanding, Expression, Intentions, Speech“There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.” George Eliot
Life Failure, True Best, Possible Knowledge, Failure, Life, Knowledge
George Eliot Life Failure, True Best, Possible Knowledge, Failure, Life, Knowledge“Let my body dwell in poverty, and my hands be as the hands of the toiler; but let my soul be as a temple of remembrance where the treasures of knowledge enter and the inner sanctuary is hope.” George Eliot
Poverty And Hope, Soulful Sanctuary, Knowledge Treasures, Poverty, Knowledge, Hope
George Eliot Poverty And Hope, Soulful Sanctuary, Knowledge Treasures, Poverty, Knowledge, Hope“We read, indeed, that the walls of Jericho fell down before the sound of trumpets, but we nowhere hear that those trumpets were hoarse and feeble. Doubtless they were trumpets that gave forth clear ringing tones, and sent a mighty vibration through brick and mortar.” George Eliot
Walls Jericho, Ringing Tones, Brick Mortar, Jericho, Tones, Mortar
George Eliot Walls Jericho, Ringing Tones, Brick Mortar, Jericho, Tones, Mortar“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“Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.” George Eliot
Good Expectations, Preconceived Notions, Reality Check, Expectations, Notions, Reality
George Eliot Good Expectations, Preconceived Notions, Reality Check, Expectations, Notions, Reality“Nature has her language, and she is not unveracious; but we don’t know all the intricacies of her syntax just yet, and in a hasty reading we may happen to extract the very opposite of her real meaning.” George Eliot
Nature Language, Intricate Syntax, Real Meaning, Nature, Syntax, Meaning
George Eliot Nature Language, Intricate Syntax, Real Meaning, Nature, Syntax, Meaning“The troublesome ones in a family are usually either the wits or the idiots.” George Eliot
Troublesome Family, Wits And Idiots, Family Roles, Family, Roles, Wits
George Eliot Troublesome Family, Wits And Idiots, Family Roles, Family, Roles, Wits“Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.” George Eliot
Deeds Determine, Personal Choices, Determined Life, Deeds, Choices, Life
George Eliot Deeds Determine, Personal Choices, Determined Life, Deeds, Choices, Life“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“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“Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of the world, and leave only a margin by which we see the blot? I know no speck so troublesome as self.” George Eliot
Self, Perspective, Life, Focus, Growth, Awareness
George Eliot Self, Perspective, Life, Focus, Growth, Awareness“Steady work turns genius to a loom.” George Eliot
Steady Work, Genius Loom, Dedication Effort, Work, Genius, Effort
George Eliot Steady Work, Genius Loom, Dedication Effort, Work, Genius, Effort“Blameless people are always the most exasperating.” George Eliot
Blameless People, Most Exasperating, Annoying Traits, People, Exasperating, Traits
George Eliot Blameless People, Most Exasperating, Annoying Traits, People, Exasperating, Traits“The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our ignorance.” George Eliot
Definite Outline, Beginning Acquaintance, Ignorance Outline, Outline, Acquaintance, Ignorance
George Eliot Definite Outline, Beginning Acquaintance, Ignorance Outline, Outline, Acquaintance, Ignorance“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“The best fire doesna flare up the soonest.” George Eliot
Fire’s Growth, Patience In Power, Slow Flare, Fire, Patience, Power
George Eliot Fire’s Growth, Patience In Power, Slow Flare, Fire, Patience, Power“Shall we, because we walk on our hind feet, assume to ourselves only the privilege of imperishability?” George Eliot
Hind Feet, Privilege Assumption, Human Imperishability, Feet, Privilege, Assumption
George Eliot Hind Feet, Privilege Assumption, Human Imperishability, Feet, Privilege, Assumption