Maxioms by George Eliot
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.
The reward of one duty done is the power to fulfill another
The reward of one duty done is the power to fulfill another
There is much pain that is quite noiseless; and vibrations that make human agonies are often a mere whisper in read more
There is much pain that is quite noiseless; and vibrations that make human agonies are often a mere whisper in the roar of hurrying existence.
There is no despair so absolute as that which comes with the first moments of our first great sorrow, when read more
There is no despair so absolute as that which comes with the first moments of our first great sorrow, when we have not yet known what it is to have suffered and be healed, to have despaired and have recovered hope.
When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.
When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.
