George Eliot

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"Blessed is the person who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact."	Generosity, Intelligence
"Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand."	Evil
"It seems to me we can never give up longing And wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, And we must hunger after them."	Beauty, Determination, Evil
"Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another."	Honesty, Men, Truth
"It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of them, but words can never trace out all the fibers that knit us to the old."	Age, Friends, Love
"The tendancy of liberals is to create bodies of men and women-of all classes-detached from tradition, alienated from religion, and susceptible to mass suggestion-mob rule. And a mob will be no less a mob if it is well fed, well clothed, well housed, and well disciplined."	Death, Lies, Men
"Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love."	Anger
"That quiet mutual gaze of a trusting husband and wife is like the first moment of rest or refuge from a great weariness or a great danger."	Marriage
"Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words."	Friends
"It is never too late to be what you might have been."	Miscellaneous
"The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone."	Age, History, Knowledge
"If you sit down at set of sun And count the acts that you have done, And counting find One self-denying deed, one word That eased the heart of him who heard; One glance most kind That fell like sunshine where it went- Then you may count that day well spent."	Art, Time
"Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love."	Art, Love, Saying Goodbye
"If we had a keen vision of all that is ordinary in human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow or the squirrel's heart beat, and we should die of that roar which is the other side of silence."	Art, Death, Life
"What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life - to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories."	Family
"Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact."	Generosity, Intelligence, Men
"I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music."	Music
"Animals are such agreeable friends, they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms."	Ability, Criticism, Friends
"Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult."	Adversity, Difficulty, Honesty
"The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice."	Choice, Lies, Men
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Excellence	Failure	Family
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Lies	Life	Light
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