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Quotes by George Eliot
The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.— filed under Duty
No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence. -— filed under Faith
Affection is the broadest basis of a good life. Heaven's harmony is universal love.— filed under Love
It is easy finding reasons why other folks should be patient.— filed under Patience
I could not live in peace if I put the shadow of a willful sin between myself and God.— filed under Peace
More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.— filed under Pity
Lord! Thou art with Thy people still; they see Thee in the night-watches, and their hearts burn within them as Thou talkest with them by the way. And Thou art near to those that have not known Thee; open their eyes that they may see Thee - see Thee weeping over them, and saying, "Ye will not come unto me that ye might have life"- see Thee hanging on the cross and saying, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do"- see Thee as Thou wilt come again in Thy glory to judge them at the last. Amen.— filed under Prayer
That is the bitterest of all, -to wear the yoke of our own wrong-doing.— filed under Sin
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,— filed under Spiritual Perception
The devil tempts us not; 'tis we tempt him, Beckoning his skill with opportunity.— filed under Temptation
When death, the great Reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.— filed under Tenderness