Go forward with joyful confidence.
George EliotRead
Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Excellence reflects the richness of life and inspires a positive outlook.
This quote by George Eliot emphasizes that striving for excellence in any aspect of life not only enriches the individual but also reveals the deeper spiritual wealth that exists in the world. By pursuing excellence, we can gain insight and appreciation for the beauty and value that life has to offer.
Themes
ExcellenceLifeWealthSpiritualityInspiration
In practice
Example use cases
Using this quote in a motivational speech to encourage students to strive for excellence in their studies.
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All quotes →You must love your work, and not be always looking over the edge of it, wanting your play to begin. And the other is, you must not be ashamed of your work, and think it would be more honorable to you to be doing something else. You must have a pride in your own work and in learning to do it well.
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She thought it was part of the hardship of her life that there was laid upon her the burthen of larger wants than others seemed to feel – that she had to endure this wide hopeless yearning for that something, whatever it was, that was greatest and best on this earth.
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Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music.
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I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.
George EliotRead
Our dead are never dead to us until we have forgotten them: they can be injured by us, they can be wounded; they know all our penitence, all our aching sense that their place is empty, all the kisses we bestow on the smallest relic of their presence.
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