Quote by George Eliot
Tis God gives skill, but not without mens hand: He could not make

Tis God gives skill, but not without mens hand: He could not make Antonio Stradivariuss violins without Antonio. – George Eliot

Other quotes by George Eliot

In all private quarrels the duller nature is triumphant by reason of dullness. – George Eliot

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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 theyre gone. – George Eliot

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I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness, sad as an eagle without wings, sad as a violin with only one string and one that is broken, sad as a woman who is growing old. – Jean Rhys

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No one should be allowed to play the violin until he has mastered it. – Jim Fiebig

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The second fiddle. I can get plenty of first violinists, but to find someone who can play the second fiddle with enthusiasm – Leonard Bernstein

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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer. – Victor Borge

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