Beautiful women 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 every-day 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.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: Middlemarch, 1871
Human emotion is a powerful, unstoppable force that creates beauty; we should extend love beyond rare ideals to ordinary people.
In simple terms: Emotion flows, creates beauty; love everyday.
Key Takeaway
Cultivate everyday compassion.
Themes
love
humanity
emotion
beauty
Mood
empathetic
inspirational
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- community service
- personal relationships
- artistic expression
Key Concepts
Romanticism
social empathy
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we practice love for ordinary people?
- What barriers prevent us from seeing beauty in daily life?
A Different Perspective
Idealizing rarity can overlook everyday worth.
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