George Eliot

The responsibility of tolerance lies in those who have the wider vision.

The responsibility of tolerance lies in those who have the wider vision.

A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

Hell is oneself; Hell is alone, the other figures in it merely projections. There is nothing to escape from and read more

Hell is oneself; Hell is alone, the other figures in it merely projections. There is nothing to escape from and nothing to escape to. One is always alone.

But the mother's yearning, that completest type of the life in another life which is the essence of real human read more

But the mother's yearning, that completest type of the life in another life which is the essence of real human love, feels the presence of the cherished child even in the debased, degraded man.

Hatred is like fire -- it makes even light rubbish deadly.

Hatred is like fire -- it makes even light rubbish deadly.