Go forward with joyful confidence.
George EliotRead
For years after Lydgate remembered the impression produced in him by this involuntary appeal-this cry from soul to soul, without other consciousness than their moving with kindred natures in the same embroiled medium, the same troublous fitfully-illuminated life.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects the deep connection between individuals through shared experiences and emotions.
George Eliot emphasizes the profound impact that shared emotional experiences have on individuals, suggesting that there exists an unspoken bond or understanding that transcends verbal communication. This 'cry from soul to soul' illustrates the essence of human connection, where people resonate with one another on a deeper, more instinctual level amidst the complexities of life.
Themes
ConnectionShared ExperiencesHuman NatureInterpersonalEmpathy
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about the power of empathy, this quote could illustrate the importance of emotional connections.
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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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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.
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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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