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Mary Anne Evans/George Eliot
George Lewes was the devoted husband of Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot). He was a freelance journalist who believed, along with Eliot, that morality could take the place of a religion that some were beginning to reject on the grounds of logic. He grounded and deepened George Eliot’s life, encouraging her to write and to publish her work. He was a source of joy, comfort, and support throughout her life and career, sacrificing his personal aims so that he could uplift her talents.
George Lewes Quotes in The Road to Character
The The Road to Character quotes below are all either spoken by George Lewes or refer to George Lewes . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 7: Love
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Love impels people to service. If love starts with a downward motion, burrowing into the vulnerability of the self, exposing nakedness, it ends with an active upward motion. It arouses great energy and desire to serve.
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For Eliot, holiness isn’t in the next world but is embedded in a mundane thing like a marriage, which ties one down but gives one concrete and daily opportunities for self-sacrifice and service.
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George Lewes Quotes in The Road to Character
The The Road to Character quotes below are all either spoken by George Lewes or refer to George Lewes . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 7: Love
Quotes
Love impels people to service. If love starts with a downward motion, burrowing into the vulnerability of the self, exposing nakedness, it ends with an active upward motion. It arouses great energy and desire to serve.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
For Eliot, holiness isn’t in the next world but is embedded in a mundane thing like a marriage, which ties one down but gives one concrete and daily opportunities for self-sacrifice and service.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
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