Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
Quote by George Eliot
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Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
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George Eliot Quotes
- Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words.
- The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
- It is never too late to be what you might have been.
- Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
- There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.
- Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.
- Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.
- Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
- It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal.
- 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.
Best Quotes
- I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
- Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family, courage and compassion and a sense of right and wrong, good and bad and justice.
- Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
- EXPECTATION weakens us in the love and service we provide.
- To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization.
- The wisdom of age: don't stop walking.
- Tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have lived today.
- It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement the greatest source of visual beauty the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.
- I think God's justice is making wrongs right.
- Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when they're eating sandwiches.