George Eliot Quote – “Will not a tiny speck very close to our vision blot out…”

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 (1819 – 1880)

George Eliot (1819 – 1880), Living Book, The Search

George Eliot Quote – “The strongest principle of growth…”

The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice. George Eliot (1819 – 1880)

George Eliot (1819 – 1880), Living Book, The Seeker

George Eliot Quote – “There is a great deal of unmapped country…”

There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in explanation of our gusts and storms. George Eliot (1819 – 1880)

But what is the secret of finding this treasure? There isn’t one. This treasure is everywhere. It is offered to us all the time and wherever we are. All creatures, friends or foes, pour it out in abundance, and it flows through every fiber of our body and soul until it reaches the very core of our being. God’s activity runs through the universe. It wells up around and penetrates every created being. Where they are, there it is also. It goes ahead of them, it is with them, and it follows them. All they have to do is let its waves sweep them onward, fulfill the simple duties of their religion and state, cheerfully accept all the troubles they meet, and submit to God’s will in all they have to do. This is true spirituality, which is valid for all times and for everyone. We cannot become truly good in a better, more marvelous, and yet easier way than by the simple use of the means offered us by God: the ready acceptance of all that comes to us at each moment of our lives.

Jean Pierre de Caussade (1675 – 1751)

George Eliot (1819 – 1880)

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