Life quotes by George Eliot

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Quotes by George Eliot in Life category:

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"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."
"I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates."
"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."
"I have measured out my life with coffee spoons."
"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."