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“... in no part of the world is genteel visiting founded on esteem, in the absence of suitable furniture and complete dinner-service.”

Quote by George Eliot

Book:Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)

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Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)

The Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated) is a curated compilation of the author's extensive body of work. It features her most celebrated novels, such as 'Middlemarch' and 'Silas Marner,' alongside her shorter stories and essays. The inclusion of illustrations adds a visual dimension to the text, offering readers a richer experience of her writing. This collection is designed to cater to both casual readers and scholars interested in the works of George Eliot. more

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George Eliot, born Mary Ann Evans, was a renowned 19th-century British novelist. Her works are known for their profound psychological insights and critical exploration of social issues. With her unique narrative techniques and rich emotional expression, she has had a profound impact on literature. more

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“We know what boredom is: it is a dull Impatience or a fierce velleity, A champing wish, stalled by our lassitude, To make or do. In the strict sense, of course, We invent nothing, merely bearing witness To what each morning brings again to light”

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“The emperor is in the Church, not about the Church.”

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“Consciousness is the mere surface of our minds, of which, as of the earth, we do not know the inside, but only the crust.”

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Book:The World As Will And Idea: 3 vols in 1 [unabridged]

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“Personal courage is really a very subordinate virtue-a virtue, indeed, in which we are surpassed by the lower animals; or else you would not hear people say, as brave as a lion.”

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“The man who sees two or three generations is like one who sits in the conjuror's booth at a fair, and sees the same tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.”

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“One man is more concerned with the impression he makes on the rest of mankind, another with the impression the rest of mankind makes on him.”

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“Restlessness is the hallmark of existence.”

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Book:Parerga and Paralipomena: A Collection of Philosophical Essays

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“The poet presents the imagination with images from life and human characters and situations, sets them all in motion and leaves itto the beholder to let these images take his thoughts as far as his mental powers will permit. This is why he is able to engage men of the most differing capabilities, indeed fools and sages together. The philosopher, on the other hand, presents not life itself but the finished thoughts which he has abstracted from it and then demands that the reader should think precisely as, and precisely as far as, he himself thinks. That is why his public is so small.”