George Eliot

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking. ↗

— George Eliot

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Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world. ↗

— George Eliot

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All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation. ↗

— George Eliot

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Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life. ↗

— George Eliot

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The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life. ↗

— George Eliot

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In every parting there is an image of death. ↗

— George Eliot

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A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections. ↗

— George Eliot

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The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision. ↗

— George Eliot

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It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees. ↗

— George Eliot

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But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope. ↗

— George Eliot

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