Go forward with joyful confidence.
George EliotRead
We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Prayer and pains, through faith in Christ Jesus, will do anything.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Action combined with faith leads to miraculous outcomes.
This quote emphasizes the importance of taking action rather than passively waiting for miracles. George Eliot suggests that through diligent effort and steadfast faith in Christ, one can achieve significant results, highlighting a partnership between divine assistance and human endeavor.
Themes
ActionFaithMiraclesEffortPrayer
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can inspire students during exam preparations, reminding them that hard work and faith lead to success.
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All quotes βYou must love your work, and not be always looking over the edge of it, wanting your play to begin. And the other is, you must not be ashamed of your work, and think it would be more honorable to you to be doing something else. You must have a pride in your own work and in learning to do it well.
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Our dead are never dead to us until we have forgotten them: they can be injured by us, they can be wounded; they know all our penitence, all our aching sense that their place is empty, all the kisses we bestow on the smallest relic of their presence.
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