Quote by George Eliot

Yes! thank God; human feeling is like the mighty rivers that bless the earth: it does not wait for beauty - it flows with resistless force and brings beauty with it. ... There are few prophets in the world; few sublimely beautiful women; few heroes. I can't afford to give all my love and reverence to such rarities: I want a great deal of those feelings for my everyday fellow-men, especially for the few in the foreground of the great multitude, whose faces I know, whose hands I touch, for whom I have to make way with kindly courtesy.

Yes! thank God; human feeling is like the mighty rivers that

Summary

This quote emphasizes the importance of showing love and respect to ordinary people in our everyday lives. It suggests that human feeling, much like a powerful river, should not wait for something or someone to be deemed beautiful or exceptional before it flows with force. Instead, the quote encourages the expression of love and reverence towards our fellow human beings, especially those we encounter regularly and personally. It argues that such kindness and courtesy towards ordinary individuals can bring beauty and meaning to our lives, challenging the idea that admiration should be reserved only for a select few.

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