Quote by George Eliot
The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see n

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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A womans heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must be pressed small, like Chinese feet her happiness is to be made as cakes are, by a fixed recipe. – George Eliot

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There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation of our gusts and storms. – George Eliot

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

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A man does not have to be an angel in order to be a saint. – Albert Schweitzer

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Angels fly because they take themselves lightly. – G. K. Chesterton

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Make sure to send a lazy man the angel of death. – Yiddish Proverb

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I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. – Michelangelo

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