Speech is but broken light upon the depth of the unspoken.
Quote by George Eliot
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Speech is but broken light upon the depth of the unspoken.
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George Eliot Quotes
- Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.
- We ust find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have been.
- The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
- The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.
- It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal.
- I do not believe that any writer has ever exposed this bovaryisme, the human will to see things as they are not, more clearly than Shakespeare.
- Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.
- Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.
- Speech is but broken light upon the depth of the unspoken.
- Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.
Best Quotes
- When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues.
- I wanted to do another movie that could make us laugh and cry and feel good about the world. I wanted to do something else that could make us smile. This is a time when we need to smile more and Hollywood movies are supposed to do that for people in difficult times.
- A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success.
- In America, now, let us - Christian, Jew, Muslim, agnostic, atheist, wiccan, whatever - fight nativism with the same strength and conviction that we fight terrorism. My faith calls on its followers to love one's enemies. A tall order, that - perhaps the tallest of all.
- When art wins, everyone wins.
- We need religion as a guide. We need it because we are imperfect. Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they are sinners can bring to democracy the tolerance it requires in order to survive.
- May we not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge today, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion. We are to love our enemies that they might be returned to their right minds.
- It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.
- If you die you're completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I'm not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I've got.
- My inspiration was my mom. She's a great cook, and she still cooks, and we still banter back and forth about cooking. Growing up in a mostly Portuguese community, food was important and the family table was extremely important. At a very young age I understood that.