George Eliot ( 10 of 69 )
The reward of one duty done is the power to fulfill another
The reward of one duty done is the power to fulfill another
Hatred is like fire -- it makes even light rubbish deadly.
Hatred is like fire -- it makes even light rubbish deadly.
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.
Wear a smile and have friends, wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
Wear a smile and have friends, wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty.
Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty.
Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, read more
Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then, with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away. -George Eliot.
I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved.
I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved.
A difference of tastes in jokes is a great strain on the affections.
A difference of tastes in jokes is a great strain on the affections.
It is never too late to become what you might have been. -George Eliot.
It is never too late to become what you might have been. -George Eliot.
Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. What do we live for if not to read more
Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. What do we live for if not to make the world less difficult for each other?