Quote by George Eliot
The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistorical

The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistorical acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs. – George Eliot

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When death comes it is never our tenderness that we repent from, but our severity. – George Eliot

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Death is the king of this world: Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet. – George Eliot

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There is a sort of subjection which is the peculiar heritage of largeness and of love; and strength is often only another name for willing bondage to irremediable weakness. – George Eliot

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The minds passion is all for singling out. Obscurity has another tale to tell. – Adrienne Rich

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Obscurity and competence: That is the life that is worth living. – Mark Twain

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Where misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood. – Lionel Trilling

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It is better to be looked over than overlooked. – Mae West

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You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands – your own. – Mark Victor Hansen

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