Behinds Quote by George Eliot
“Quick souls have their intensest life in the first anticipatory sketch of what may or will be, and the pursuit of their wish is the pursuit of that paradisiacal vision which only impelled them, and is left farther and farther behind, vanishing forever even out of hope in the moment which is called success.”
About This Quote
Source Novel: Middlemarch by George Eliot, 1871
Intense early passion fuels a vision that later fades, leaving success feeling empty without that original dream.
In simple terms: Early passion can fade, making success feel hollow.
Hold onto your original vision.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- career ambition
- artistic creation
- personal relationships
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What vision drives you?
- How do you keep it alive?
Success may feel empty without the original dream.