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“Try to take hold of your sensibility, and use it as if it were a faculty, like vision.” quote by George Eliot
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“Try to take hold of your sensibility, and use it as if it were a faculty, like vision.”

George Eliot

About This Quote

Cultivate your sensitivity deliberately, treating it as a skill akin to sight, to perceive and interpret the world more clearly.

In simple terms: Sensibility as a practiced faculty.

Key Takeaway

Deliberate sensitivity sharpens perception.

Themes

self-awareness perception mindfulness personal development cognitive skill emotional intelligence

Mood

thoughtful inspired reflective

Type

advice philosophical motivational

When to use this quote

  • creative writing
  • artistic critique
  • psychological counseling
  • leadership decision‑making
  • personal reflection

Key Concepts

sensibility faculty vision perception

Practical Applications

  • enhance artistic insight
  • improve empathetic leadership

Questions to Reflect On

  • How does treating feeling as a skill change your responses?
  • What practices can turn intuition into a reliable guide?
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