What did George Eliot mean by: Selfish— a judgment readily passed by those who have never tested their own power of sacrifice. - George Eliot Author · England Copy
+ Souls have complexions too: what will suit one will not suit another Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Eliot, Soul, Suits, 0 - George Eliot Author · England
+ Them as ha’ never had a cushion don’t miss it. Feraz Zeid, June 12, 2023December 12, 2023, George Eliot, Comfort, Missing, 0 - George Eliot Author · England
+ Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Eliot, Friendship, Love, 0 - George Eliot Author · England
+ No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Eliot, Character, Friendship, Trust, 0 - George Eliot Author · England
+ In poor Rosamond’s mind there was not room enough for luxuries to look small in. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Eliot, Luxury, Mind, 0 - George Eliot Author · England
+ Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Eliot, Discipline, Receiving, 0 - George Eliot Author · England
+ We get a deal o’ useless things about us, only because we’ve got the money to spend. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Eliot, Consumerism, Useless, 0 - George Eliot Author · England
+ Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Eliot, Friendship, Happiness, Keep Smiling, 0 - George Eliot Author · England
In art as in life the valid sacrifices are those that bring no income. - Jean Rostand Biologist · France
It is a great misfortune neither to have enough wit to talk well nor enough judgment to be silent. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
We wish to constitute all the happiness, or, if that cannot be, the misery of the one we love. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Is art worth dying for? Well I don’t know a single inanimate object that’s worth dying for. - George Clooney Actor · USA
Selfishness in art, as in other things, is sensibility kept at home. - Washington Allston Painter · USA
Some must cry so that others may be able to laugh the more heartily. Sacrifices are necessary. - Jean Rhys Writer · Dominica
Our self-love can be resigned to the sacrifice of everything but itself. - Jean-Francois de La Harpe Playwright · France
In the North the first words are, Help me; in the South, Love me. Explain - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
