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George Eliot - Adam Bede 1859
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Type of Spiritual Experience
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George Eliot - Adam Bede 1859
The sound of tools to a clever workman who loves his work is like the tentative sounds of the orchestra to the violinist who has to bear his part in the overture. The strong fibres begin their accustomed thrill, and what was a moment before joy, vexation or ambition, begins its change into energy.
All passion becomes strength when it has an outlet from the narrow limits of our personal lot in the labour of our right arm, the cunning of our right hand or the still creative activity of our thought.