 That by desiring what is perfectly good, even when we don't quite know what it is and cannot do what we would, we are part of the divine power against evil - widening the skirts of light and making the struggle with darkness narrower.  Essays on Educational Reformers - Side 131af Robert Hebert Quick - 1890 - 568 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | George Eliot - 1871 - 392 sider
...belief of my own, and it comforts me." " What is that ?" said Will, rather jealous of the belief. " That by desiring what is perfectly good, even when we don't...quite know what it is and cannot do what we would, we are part of the divine power against evil — widening the skirts of light and making the struggle... | |
 | George Eliot - 1872 - 400 sider
...belief of my own, and it comforts me." " What is that ?" said Will, rather jealous of the belief. " That by desiring what is perfectly good, even when we don't...quite know what it is and cannot do what we would, we are part of the divine power against evil—widening the skirts of light and making the struggle with... | |
 | 1873 - 572 sider
...belief of my own, and it comforts me.' 'What is that?' said Will, rather jealous of the belief. ' That by desiring what is perfectly good, even when we don't...quite know what it is, and cannot do what we would, we are part of the divine power against evil — widening the skirts of light, and making the struggle... | |
 | George Eliot, Alexander Main - 1873 - 444 sider
...anything for others. But I have a belief of my own, and it comforts me. Ladislaw. — What is that ? even when we don't quite know what it is and cannot do what we would, we are part of the divine power against evil — widening the skirts of light and making the struggle... | |
 | Mary Ann Evans - 1873 - 308 sider
...belief of my own, and it comforts roe." " What is that?" said Will, rather jealous of the belief. " That by desiring what is perfectly good, even when we don't quite know what it is and can not do what we would, we are part of the divine power against evil—widening the skirts of light... | |
 | George Eliot - 1875 - 460 sider
...anything for others. But I have a belief of my own, and it comforts me. Ladislaw. — What is that ? even when we don't quite know what it is and cannot do what we would, we are part of the divine power against evil — widening the skirts of light and making the struggle... | |
 | 1875 - 738 sider
...have a striving good enough to be called a failure. By desiring what is perfectly good, even where we don't quite know what it is, and cannot do what we would, we are part of the Divine power against evil — widening the skirts of light and making the struggle... | |
 | 1877 - 1212 sider
...satisfying action is possible for her, but she stays her soul with the trust of noble natures, " that by desiring what is perfectly good, even when we don't...quite know what it is and cannot do what we would, we are part of the divine power against evil — widening the skirts of light and making the struggle... | |
 | George Eliot - 1878 - 416 sider
...belief of my own, and it comforts me." "What is that?" said Will, rather jealous of the belief. " That by desiring what is perfectly good, even when we don't...quite know what it is and cannot do what we would, we are part of the divine power against evil — widening the skirts of light and making the straggle... | |
 | Edward Dowden - 1878 - 542 sider
...satisfying action is possible for her, but she stays her soul with the trust of noble natures, " that by desiring what is perfectly good, even when we don't...quite know what it is and cannot do what we would, we are part of the divine power against evil — widening the skirts of light and making the struggle... | |
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