Quote by George Eliot
We must not inquire too curiously into motives... They are apt to

We must not inquire too curiously into motives… They are apt to become feeble in the utterance: the aroma is mixed with the grosser air. We must keep the germinating grain away from the light. – George Eliot

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Strange, that some of us, with quick alternate vision, see beyond our infatuations, and even while we rave on the heights, behold the wide plain where our persistent self pauses and awaits us. – George Eliot

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No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence. – George Eliot

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What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life — to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories. – George Eliot

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We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because were curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. – Walt Disney

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There are no uninteresting things, there are only uninterested people. – G. K. Chesterton

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Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you; you must acquire it. – Sudie Back

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Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall no longer cast a shadow in the sun. For if he dies without a question in his heart, what excuse is there for his continuance? – Frank Moore Colby

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History is the sum total of the things that could have been avoided. – Konrad Adenauer

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We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power… the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. – Patrick Henry

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Im not cynical about marriage or romance. I enjoyed being married. And although being single was fun for a while, there was always the risk of dating someone whod owned a lunch box with my picture on it. – Shaun Cassidy

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Man-made computers are limited in their performance by finite processing speed and memory. So, too, the cosmic computer is limited in power by its age and the finite speed of light. – Paul Davies

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