What did George Eliot mean by: A mother’s yearning feels the presence of the cherished child even in the degraded man. George Eliot Author · England Copy
Grant folly’s prayers that hinder folly’s wish, And serve the ends of wisdom. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Eliot, Folly, Prayers, Wisdom, 0 George Eliot Author · England
+ The dew-bead Gem of earth and sky begotten. Author, September 27, 2023January 2, 2025, George Eliot, Beauty, Creation, Nature, 0 George Eliot Author · England
When a workman knows the use of his tools, he can make a door as well as a window. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Eliot, Mastery, Skill, Versatility, 0 George Eliot Author · England
The sweetest of all success is that which one wins by hard exertion. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Eliot, Achievement, Effort, Satisfaction, 0 George Eliot Author · England
When gratitude has become a matter of reasoning there are many ways of escaping from its bonds. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Eliot, Escape, Gratitude, Reasoning, 0 George Eliot Author · England
Knightly love is blent with reverence As heavenly air is blent with heavenly blue. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Eliot, Devotion, Love, Reverence, 0 George Eliot Author · England
The nature o’ things doesn’t change, though it seems as if one’s own life was nothing but change. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Eliot, Change, Nature, Perception, 0 George Eliot Author · England
The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Eliot, Imperfection, Progress, Responsibility, 0 George Eliot Author · England
If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I only fear the death of others. For me, true death is that of the people I love Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I’m not willing just to be tolerated. That wounds my love of love and of liberty. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
