Quote by George Eliot
There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows. – George Eliot

Other quotes by George Eliot

For what we call illusions are often, in truth, a wider vision of past and present realities –a willing movement of a mans soul with the larger sweep of the worlds forces –a movement towards a more assured end than the chances of a single life. – George Eliot

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Illusion
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But most of us are apt to settle within ourselves that the man who blocks our way is odious, and not to mind causing him a little of the disgust which his personality excites in ourselves. – George Eliot

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Dissent
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To have in general but little feeling, seems to be the only security against feeling too much on any particular occasion. – George Eliot

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Feelings
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I felt that its best just to be as transparent as possible. – Rupert Murdoch

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No man fails who does his best. – Orison Swett Marden

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Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid. – Homer

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