Quote by George Eliot
To be candid, in Middlemarch phraseology, meant, to use an early o

To be candid, in Middlemarch phraseology, meant, to use an early opportunity of letting your friends know that you did not take a cheerful view of their capacity, their conduct, or their position; and a robust candor never waited to be asked for its opinion. – George Eliot

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Ive never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them. – George Eliot

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The intense happiness of our union is derived in a high degree from the perfect freedom with which we each follow and declare our own impressions. – George Eliot

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In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations. – George Eliot

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Sincerity is the highest complement you can pay, – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Candor is the brightest gem of criticism. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Gracious to all, to none subservient, Without offense he spoke the word he meant. – Thomas Bailey Aldrich

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Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either. – Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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