George Eliot

A supreme love, a motive that gives a sublime rhythm to a woman's life, and exalts habit into partnership with read more

A supreme love, a motive that gives a sublime rhythm to a woman's life, and exalts habit into partnership with the soul's highest needs, is not to be had where and how she wills.

But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.

But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.

The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the read more

The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief.

Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.

Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.