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> [When steam first began to pump and wheels go round at so many revolutions per minute, what are called business habits were intended to make the life of man run in harmony with the steam engine, and his movement rival…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-william-russell/when-steam-first-began-to-pump-and-wheels-go-round-at-so-many/)

[George William Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-william-russell/)

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## More by George William Russell

> [Seek on earth what you have found in heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-william-russell/seek-on-earth-what-you-have-found-in-heaven/)

[George William Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-william-russell/)

> [The world can only be free when men are content in themselves and each draws from his own fountain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-william-russell/the-world-can-only-be-free-when-men-are-content-in-themselves-and/)

[George William Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-william-russell/)

> [The victors in great wars have always been spiritually defeated by the conquered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-william-russell/the-victors-in-great-wars-have-always-been-spiritually-defeated-by/)

[George William Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-william-russell/)

> [We may fight against what is wrong, but if we allow ourselves to hate, that is to insure our spiritual defeat and our likeness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-william-russell/we-may-fight-against-what-is-wrong-but-if-we-allow-ourselves-to-hate/)

[George William Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-william-russell/)

> [We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-william-russell/we-dwell-in-the-house-of-the-body-but-its-perfection-and-intricate/)

[George William Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-william-russell/)

> [There is a law in human nature which draws us to like what we passionately condemn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-william-russell/there-is-a-law-in-human-nature-which-draws-us-to-like-what-we/)

[George William Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-william-russell/)

> [Forgive me, Spirit of my spirit, for this, that I have found it easier to read the mystery told in tears and understood Thee…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-william-russell/forgive-me-spirit-of-my-spirit-for-this-that-i-have-found-it-easier/)

[George William Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-william-russell/)

> [Whiskey: a torchligh procession marching down your throat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-william-russell/whiskey-a-torchligh-procession-marching-down-your-throat/)

[George William Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-william-russell/)

> [We have the universe to roam in in imagination. It is our virtue to be infinitely varied. The worst tyranny is uniformity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-william-russell/we-have-the-universe-to-roam-in-in-imagination-it-is-our-virtue-to-be/)

[George William Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-william-russell/)

> [Reason, alas, does not remove mountains. It only tries to walk around them, and see what is on the other side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-william-russell/reason-alas-does-not-remove-mountains-it-only-tries-to-walk-around/)

[George William Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-william-russell/)

> [We are tired who follow after fantasy and truth that flies: You with only look and laughter stain our hearts with richest dyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-william-russell/we-are-tired-who-follow-after-fantasy-and-truth-that-flies-you-with/)

[George William Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-william-russell/)

> [When steam first began to pump and wheels go round at so many revolutions per minute, what are called business habits were intended to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-william-russell/when-steam-first-began-to-pump-and-wheels-go-round-at-so-many/)

[George William Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-william-russell/)

> [People tell me that the countryside must always be stupid and backward, and I get angry, as if it were said that only townspeople…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-william-russell/people-tell-me-that-the-countryside-must-always-be-stupid-and/)

[George William Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-william-russell/)

> [I lay this down as a fundamental proposition, which I do not think will be denied, that whoever controls the taxation and trade policy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-william-russell/i-lay-this-down-as-a-fundamental-proposition-which-i-do-not-think/)

[George William Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-william-russell/)

> [Our hearts were drunk with a beauty Our eyes could never see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-william-russell/our-hearts-were-drunk-with-a-beauty-our-eyes-could-never-see/)

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