That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one fool tells him he's wise.

Quote by George Eliot

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Animals are such agreeable friends they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms

Animals are such agreeable friends they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms

Excessive literary production is a social offense.

Excessive literary production is a social offense.

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing....

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing....

Consequences are unpitying.

Consequences are unpitying.

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a...

There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a...

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

How could a man be satisfied with a decision between such alternatives and under such...

How could a man be satisfied with a decision between such alternatives and under such...

It belongs to every large nature, when it is not under the immediate power of...

It belongs to every large nature, when it is not under the immediate power of...

It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of...

It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of...

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity.

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity.

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing...

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing...

The sons of Judah have to choose that God may again choose them. The divine...

The sons of Judah have to choose that God may again choose them. The divine...

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought...

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought...