We are all of us born in moral stupidity, taking the world as an udder to feed our … - George Eliot - Quotesmemo.com

Same topic Authors

Quote of the day

At 2 per cent growth a year, an economy doubles in size in just thirty years.

Popular Topics

Poet, Wisdom, Book, America, Movie Love, Philosophy, Relationships, Love You, Loves, Art, Hip Hop, Excellent, Flower, Drama, Gold, Motor, Light, Perfect Love, Life, Smile, Secret, I Like You, Dance, Talent, Thing, Beauty, Dream, Pregnancy, Surprised, New York, Inspired, Night, Scholar, Once Upon A Time, Difference, Think, Home, Like, Looking For Love, Soccer, Things, Thinking, Song, Afternoon, Body, Kids, Humble, Glory, Confidence, Creative

George Eliot

We are all of us born in moral stupidity, taking the world as an udder to feed our supreme selves

Feed, Self, Selves, Stupidity, World

Same Author Quotes

Rome - the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems moving in funeral procession with strange ancestral images and trophies gathered from afar.

Afar, Gathered, Moving, Past, Rome, Strange

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.

Close, Know, Objectivity, Self, Vision, World

People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors.

Behalf, Bravery, Might, People

Life is measured by the rapidity of change, the succession of influences that modify the being.

Change, Influence, Life, Measured, Modify

All passion becomes strength when it has an outlet.

Becomes, Outlet, Outlets, Passion, Strength

Similar Quotes

Mick Taylor

Mick Taylor

The most important thing is to follow your instinct and get involved with some friends who have similar tastes and aspirations and like music as much as you do.

Aspirations, Follow, Friends, Important, Intuition, Similar

Paul Ormerod

At 2 per cent growth a year, an economy doubles in size in just thirty years.

Economy, Growth, Per, Size, Thirty, Years

Hugo Black

Hugo Black

[I]t is true that [the provisions of the Bill of Rights] were designed to meet ancient evils. But they are the same kind of human evils that have emerged from century to century whenever excessive power is sought by the few at the expense of the many.

Rights, Evil, Bills, Kind, Excessive, Ancient

Bernard Law Montgomery

Bernard Law Montgomery

A Marine should be sworn to the patient endurance of hardships, like the ancient knights; and it is not the least of these necessary hardships to have to serve with sailors.

Knights, Like, Marine, Military, Sworn

Marty Nemko

If you don't know what career you'd change to, I've come to believe in starting with your values. What do you care most about: producing a new product, a cause, health, something unpopular but important, whatever. Next, get expertise in that, perhaps not at State U let alone private U but at You U: self-study, articles,, webinars, volunteering, etc. Then use your network rather than answering ads to land a launchpad job in that career.

Believe, Careers, Jobs, Launchpad, Private, Volunteering