Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.
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Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out the glory of the world, and leave only a margin by which we see the blot? I know no speck so troublesome as self.George Eliot
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If we use common words on a great occasion, they are the more striking, because they are felt at once to have a particular meaning, like old banners, or everyday clothes, hung up in a sacred place.
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It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal.
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There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.
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Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.
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